A fully funded Ph.D. position is available in the Developmental Genetics Group to study the BMP signalling/antagonist pathway in controlling vertebrate organogenesis with particular emphasis on limb bud development. Our aim is to understand how stem-cell like progenitor cells integrate inputs from different pathways to regulate their fates, survival and proliferation potential. We combine advanced mouse molecular genetics with systems biology approaches that include genome-wide transcriptome, ChIP Seq and proteome analysis. Some of these studies and modelling of limb development are done in collaboration with the neighbouring ETH Systems Biology …

A recent interview of Richard Dawkins done by SKY NEWS talking about evolution and his new book “The Greatest Show on Earth—Evidence for Evolution“.

The next webinar of science group is on Tuesday, September 22, 2009 featuring “Apoptotic Signaling in Normal and Cancer Cell Biology”.
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Often the importance of model organisms is talked about in the field of developmental biology and constant efforts are made to add more model organisms to the list of famous lab models such as Drosophila, C.elegans, Mouse or more recently Zebra fish.These model systems have played significant role in elucidating molecular mechanism underlying patterning and growth during development. However we need more model organisms especially ones belonging to privileged phylogenetic positions in order to perform comparative studies to extend the data found in model animals to other organisms. Comparative …

Development is seeking to appoint an Online Editor to join an expanding team on this top ranking research journal.
Are you a web savvy developmental biologist with a broad interest in developmental biology, excellent writing skills, strong interpersonal skills and a proven enthusiasm for communicating scientific ideas? If so, then we could have just the job for you at Development.
To find out more about this position, please email your CV and / or summary of your relevant experience to our Human Resources Officer, Miriam Ganczakowski at miriam@thecob.demon.co.uk no later than 2 …

Lynn Margulis is considered as one of brilliant scientists of modern era. Her theory that eukaryotic cell is a symbiotic union of primitive prokaryotic cells is regarded as one of the greatest achievements of the 21st century evolutionary biology.
Lynn Margulis was born on March 5, 1938, is an American biologist and University Professor in the Department of Geosciences at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.She was elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 1983, received from William J. Clinton the Presidential Medal of Science in 1999.
When she was at …

While surfing youtube i came across two very nice videos describing early embyonic development development in Drosophila embryos. Sharing those videos here which will definitely help in gaining insights about the various players involved and how they interact with other proteins while patterning early Drosophila embryo along the anterior posterior axis.The second video displays various morphological changes that occur in early embryo of Drosophila.