The Node correspondents
With diverse backgrounds and interests, the Node correspondents are a group of developmental and stem cell biology researchers who are keen to contribute regularly to the Node.
“Unconventional” posts from #DevMeeting23: Plants
Posted by Brent Foster, on 20 September 2023
From Procko, Radin et al., 2022. “Dynamic calcium signals mediate the feeding response of the carnivorous sundew plant.” PNAS. More plant representatives For this postcard, I’ve selected Ivan’s talk about …“Unconventional” posts from #DevMeeting23: Early branching metazoa
Posted by Brent Foster, on 20 September 2023
On Monday we learned a bit about early branching animals, especially the cnidarians. One poster mentioned ongoing work in ctenophores. Note: I should point out that Nematostella wasn’t the only …“Unconventional” posts from #DevMeeting23: Origins of multicellularity (cont’d) & Organoids
Posted by Brent Foster, on 19 September 2023
“Unconventional” posts from #DevMeeting23: Origins of multicellularity
Posted by Brent Foster, on 18 September 2023
Introducing “unconventional posts,” a miniseries celebrating the “unconventional” experimental systems presented at #DevMeeting23. Each day I’ll upload handmade postcards spotlighting the breadth of unconventional systems shared in talks or posters …The science of the future
Posted by Dina Mikimoto, on 18 September 2023
When I was a child, I loved the movie “The Fifth Element”—the people working together with living beings from other planets, the space travel while you sleep, the queer clothes, …Cracking the egg
Posted by Brent Foster, on 29 August 2023
Lessons from developmental biology in how to navigate the scientific career-scape Between the fifth and tenth days the lump of stem cells differentiates into the overall building plan of the …