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The SDB-BSDB Interview Chain: Kara Nordin interviews Zarah Löf-Öhlin

Posted by , on 26 March 2014

Last year we interviewed Kara Nordin, who won the SDB poster prize at the ISDB meeting in Cancun. Kara’s prize was to travel to Warwick to attend this year’s BSCB/BSDB ...

The Company of Biologists Workshop: From Stem Cells to Human Development

Posted by , on 18 February 2014

As you may know, the Company of Biologists runs a fantastic series of small Workshops on diverse topics across the life sciences (more details on our website). I’m excited to ...

The pivotal role of the stem cell environment

Posted by , on 7 February 2014

Why iodine deficiency during pregnancy may have disastrous consequences   Higher mammals, such as humans, have markedly larger brains than other mammals. Scientists from the Max Planck Institute of Molecular ...

2nd Advances in Stem Cell Biology course - June 30-July 12, 2014 - Institut Pasteur, Paris (Labex Revive)

Posted by , on 31 January 2014

    This two-week course combines lectures and practical sessions to leading edge technologies and questions in stem cells biology in the context of organogenesis and regeneration in different organisms. ...

Cancer stem cells: quite beautiful, mainly scary...

Posted by , on 31 January 2014

Of all the types of stem cells, there is a kind than can be a lot more scary than beautiful: the cancer stem cell. Although the concept of cancer stem ...

Young Group Leader Positions in Stem Cell Biology - Institut Pasteur, Paris

Posted by , on 31 January 2014

Young Group Leader Positions in Stem Cell Biology The Institut Pasteur (Paris, France) announces an international call for candidates wishing to establish independent research groups. The recruitments are part of ...

Stem cells need beauty sleep too!

Posted by , on 20 December 2013

With the pre-festive season and the long winter darkness that accompanies it, it is appropriate to wonder how daylight/darkness cycles affect our biology. Regular daily variations such as daylight/darkness cycles ...

Intestinal stem cells- from a foetal development perspective

Posted by , on 18 December 2013

My name is Rob Fordham and I’ve just finished my PhD at the Wellcome Trust/MRC Cambridge Stem Cell Institute, University of Cambridge, supervised by Dr Kim Jensen (now Associate Professor ...

A young brain forever?

Posted by , on 25 November 2013

Memory impairment and age-related “brain decline” is a topic to which anyone relates to, a topic of great interest for both the scientific community and our aging population. So, imagine ...

Stem Cells & Regeneration: Development's online home for stem cell research

Posted by , on 15 November 2013

Earlier this year, Development launched Stem Cells & Regeneration: a website dedicated to hosting all of the journal’s stem cell and regeneration content. This online home means that you can now ...

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