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AlphaFold protein interaction modeling tutorial and workshop
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (115+ words) This video is the culmination of several years attempting to: (1) Figure out best practices for modeling protein-protein interactions; (2) Understand the outputs of programs like AlphaFold and adjacent software including quantitative metrics; and (3) Communicate my thoughts to unwitting victims through workshops....
Development presents… the environment and evolution
4+ day, 13+ hour ago (204+ words) In mid-January, we will hear from three of Development's Pathway to Independence (PI) fellows studying development, evolution and the environment. The post Development presents" the environment and evolution appeared first on the Node. In mid-January, we will hear from three…...
Neanderthal DNA helps explain how faces form
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (853+ words) A press release from Development Every human face is unique, allowing us to distinguish between individuals. We know little about how facial features are encoded in our DNA, but we may be able to learn more about how our faces…...
Characterising and visualising cell-type marker genes in Glossina morsitans morsitans.
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (164+ words) Posted by Hari Davies, on 27 October 2025 During my summer studentship at the Francis Crick Institute, supported by the MRF Rosa Beddington Fund, I worked in Prof. Irene Miguel-Aliaga's Organ Development and Physiology Laboratory. Mentored by Dr. Mireia Larrosa-Godall, I was…...
Development presents... regeneration
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (118+ words) November: hear from two early-career researchers working on regeneration. Chaired by Development's Executive Editor, Alex Eve. The post Development presents" regeneration appeared first on the Node. Join us in November to hear from two early-career researchers working on regeneration. Chaired…...
Apply for a funded ECR place our Workshop on Novelty, Co-option and Divergence During Gene Network Evolution
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (307+ words) Applications are open for 10 ECR funded places at The Company of Biologists Workshop on Novelty, Co-option and Divergence During Gene Network Evolution, organised byJames Hombr'a and Ant'nia Monteiro. The Workshop will bring together researchers working on gene regulation, developmental biology,…...
Limb regeneration guide for axolotls
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (215+ words) Posted by Laura Turchi, on 28 September 2025 You may know the axolotl (Ambystoma mexicanum), its funny face and gills floating around its head. But how do cells know to produce a new limb after limb amputation, and not a tail or…...
What is Developmental Biology? A Biased Account of Biology's Coolest Discipline
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (417+ words) Posted by MatthewStocker, on 25 September 2025 Development accomplishes two main tasks. It, a) creates a fully formed organism, and b) creates a means of continuing life into the next generation, most commonly through offspring. The accomplishment of these tasks can be broken into…...
In the apple eye of evolution: Camera-type eye regeneration
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (905+ words) Posted by Shefali Shefali, on 23 September 2025 We are all stepping into a story where evolution, development, and regeneration converge in the eye of a snail. Throughout their lives, organisms encounter injuries and stresses that threaten the integrity of their bodies…...
Results from the MBL Embryology course image competition
4+ mon, 10+ hour ago (340+ words) This year brought the return of our image competition with the MBL Embryology course'at Woods Hole. Twenty impressive submissions were received from the 2025 cohort of students, with images ranging from polychaete worms to butterflies, squids and mice. This year, we…...