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the Node is a community site for and by developmental and stem cell biologists, covering news, meetings, and research. Hosted by @Dev_journal. #devbio

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SciArt Profile: Wen Lu In this #SciArt profile, we showcase Wen Lu, who uses different visual styles to highlight biology's beauty, communicate science, and promote research and scientific events. thenode.biologists.com/sciar… #DevBio #StemCell
SciArt Profile: Wen Lu - the Node

SciArt Profile: Wen Lu - the Node

In this SciArt profile, we showcase Wen Lu, who uses different visual styles to highlight the beauty of biology, communicate science, and promote research and scientific events.

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Just like this tardigrade, we're shedding our skin and heading onward into the weekend — no eggs here, though. The only thing we leave behind is punny captions! bit.ly/4i4Et7O Credit: Dr. Gonzalo Quiroga Artigas
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🧪 Researchers in Dr. Sheng Ding's lab including Hua Wu at @Tsinghua_Uni found that chemically induced totipotent-like stem cells generate self-organizing mouse embryo models that progress through gastrulation and early #organogenesis, including the development of functional cardiac tissue. Read more: go.nature.com/4jVXQ4j Tune in: bit.ly/4zmw4T2
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Science isn't finished until it's communicated! Find out how to tell your scientific story at the @Co_Biologists @the_Node @preLights @focalplane_jcs online workshop 10 November 13:00-17:00 GMT Register now! tinyurl.com/4tndhueb 🔁
Scientific storytelling Tuesday 10 November 2026 13:00-17:00GMT Online event Spoken: Duncan Yellowlees Science communicator and consultant Two minute research talk competition Written: Kathryn Knight News and Views Editor, JEB Visual:Sonhita Chakraborty Molecular biologist and artist The Node, preLights and FocalPlane icons

ALT Scientific storytelling Tuesday 10 November 2026 13:00-17:00GMT Online event Spoken: Duncan Yellowlees Science communicator and consultant Two minute research talk competition Written: Kathryn Knight News and Views Editor, JEB Visual:Sonhita Chakraborty Molecular biologist and artist The Node, preLights and FocalPlane icons

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Gene expression in the formation of the avian hypoblast Rahma Mohamed writes about her 9-week internship in James DiFrisco’s lab at The Crick. thenode.biologists.com/
Homepage - the Node

Homepage - the Node

Welcome to the Node The Node is a place to read, write and interact with a global community of developmental and stem cell biologists. This is your site:

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🌱🔬The recordings from our recent quantitative plant imaging webinar are now available. Catch-up on the talks from Marcel Dickmanns on exploring plant cells using cryo-ET, & Laura Copeland on the application of FPM to study biofilms on plant roots. focalplane.biologists.com/20…
FocalPlane features... Marcel Dickmanns and Laura Copeland - recordings - FocalPlane

FocalPlane features... Marcel Dickmanns and Laura Copeland - recordings - FocalPlane

FocalPlane features... Marcel Dickmanns and Laura Copeland - recordings - News

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Loke CTR PhD studentship – applications open! Closing 3 November @erin_slatery writes about the Loke Centre for Trophoblast Research fully funded 4-year PhD studentships for home or overseas students. The applications close on 3 November. thenode.biologists.com/loke-…
Loke CTR PhD studentship - applications open! Closing 3 November - the Node

Loke CTR PhD studentship - applications open! Closing 3 November - the Node

The Loke Centre for Trophoblast Research (Loke CTR) offers fully-funded 4-year PhD studentship for home or overseas students The Loke CTR provides a

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Meet Bill Hinchen, winner of the 2026 writing challenge Read our interview with Bill Hinchen, winner of the Node's #2026writingchallenge, whose entry explores the story of the unsung hero, the beach hopper. thenode.biologists.com/meet-…
Meet Bill Hinchen, winner of the 2026 writing challenge - the Node

Meet Bill Hinchen, winner of the 2026 writing challenge - the Node

Read our interview with Bill Hinchen, winner of the 2026 Writing Challenge from August.

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Want to learn how to tell your scientific story? The @Co_Biologists community sites @focalplane_jcs @preLights @the_Node are organising an online workshop 10 November 13:00-17:00 GMT to help you tell your story to your peers and the public Register now! tinyurl.com/4tndhueb
Scientific storytelling Tuesday 10 November 2026 13:00-17:00GMT Online event Spoken: Duncan Yellowlees Science communicator and consultant Two minute research talk competition Written: Kathryn Knight News and Views Editor, JEB Visual:Sonhita Chakraborty Molecular biologist and artist The Node, preLights and FocalPlane icons

ALT Scientific storytelling Tuesday 10 November 2026 13:00-17:00GMT Online event Spoken: Duncan Yellowlees Science communicator and consultant Two minute research talk competition Written: Kathryn Knight News and Views Editor, JEB Visual:Sonhita Chakraborty Molecular biologist and artist The Node, preLights and FocalPlane icons

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🌟A central mission of #PASEDB is to foster networking, discussion, and a sense of community We want to highlight new #EvoDevo labs in Pan-America. In our Newsletter September edition we highlight: - Joaquin Letelier - Nicole Webster - Phillip Davidson
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Register for a free scientific storytelling workshop @the_Node, @preLights & @focalplane_jcs are excited to announce our free half-day workshop on scientific storytelling! Join us on 10 November 2026 from 13:00-17:00 GMT. #ScienceStorytelling #ECR #Scicomm
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Register for a free scientific storytelling workshop - the Node

Register for a free scientific storytelling workshop - the Node

Storytelling is an art, and scientific storytelling can often seem daunting. Join us for tips on making your research presentations more impactful,

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How do mechanical forces shape developing tissues? Developed at the @LANEVOL laboratory, NewtonBioMorphX is a free, open-source tool for simulating morphogenesis—with applications in both research and teaching.
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NewtonBioMorphX is out in Computer Physics Communications: a GPU-accelerated, open-source framework for simulating tissue-scale mechanics of morphogenesis. It unifies growth, multilayer mechanics, plasticity, viscoelasticity and contact. doi.org/10.1016/j.cpc.2026.1…
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Looking to attend a #microscopy training course? Don't miss the 16 October deadline to apply for a grant of up to £1,000 from @J_Cell_Sci and @focalplane_jcs biologists.com/grants/jcs-fo…
apply for a grant of up to £1,000

ALT apply for a grant of up to £1,000

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Applications close on 23 October for funded ECR places at our Workshop on Bridging Scales and Disciplines to Understand Robust Development, 18-21 April 2027 organised by Mauricio Rocha Martins & Giulia Paci. Find out more and apply at biologists.com/workshops/apr… #BiologistsWorkshops
Bridging Scales and Disciplines to Understand Robust Development Date: 18-21 April 2027 Location: Buxted Park, East Sussex, UK Organisers: Mauricio Rocha Martins and Giulia Paci

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While we’ve heard that watching cell blebs (like watching larva lamps) can be relaxing, we think that @Ankita_13Jha’s talk from our #CellMigration webinar will leave you feeling excited about #science & running to your #microscope! Full video @ focalplane.biologists.com/20…
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Have you seen the latest adverts on our jobs board? thenode.biologists.com/jobs/ Including doctoral positions at LSM @ LMU Germany thenode.biologists.com/jobs/… A postdoc with Sophie Astrof @ Rutgers thenode.biologists.com/jobs/…
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A postdoc with Caroline Hill @ The Crick thenode.biologists.com/jobs/… A postdoc with Jesus Torres-Vázquez @ NYU Grossman School of Medicine thenode.biologists.com/jobs/…

A postdoctoral position in the Developmental Signalling Lab, The Francis Crick Institute, London,...

The Research Group The Developmental Signalling Laboratory headed by Caroline Hill focuses on cell signalling in early vertebrate development and disease. Our work seeks to understand how TGF-β...

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"Reviewers usually provide insightful, thorough analyses that go beyond superficial comments to offer meaningful scientific dialogue." Read this recent Editorial from Development's Editors reflecting on the value of peer review. #PRW2026 doi.org/10.1242/dev.205432
Editorial headline in the journal Development: "The hard truth about how hard it is to publish in Development" with a long multi-author byline and two-column introductory paragraphs discussing peer review and publication challenges.

ALT Editorial headline in the journal Development: "The hard truth about how hard it is to publish in Development" with a long multi-author byline and two-column introductory paragraphs discussing peer review and publication challenges.

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The Vienna BioCenter PhD program in Molecular BioSciences will offer 30+ fully-funded positions in the Autumn Call which is now open. Have a look at what our campus has to offer: vbcphd.at @IMPvienna @IMBA_Vienna @gmivienna @MaxPerutzLabs @univienna @MedUni_Wien
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Don’t miss the second webinar in our new series on cell migration, featuring talks from @Ankita_13Jha, Raphaël Clément and @KatrinaVelle. 🗓️Thursday 17 September at 15:00 BST (UTC+1) focalplane.biologists.com/20…
FocalPlane features... emergent models and quantitative analysis of cell migration Thursday 17 September, 15:00-16:30 BST (UTC+1) Organised by Organised by Pablo J. Sáez and Valeria Venturini FocalPlane logo Picture of Ankita Jha (National Institutes of Health, USA) Decoding bleb driven signaling in cancer disease progression Picture of Raphaël Clément (L’Institut de Biologie du Développement de Marseille (IBDM), France) Navigating without neurons or muscles: Locomotion in Trichoplax Picture of Katrina Velle (University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, USA) Naegleria amoebae seek confinement and crawl persistently through narrow spaces #FocalPlaneFeatures focalplane.biologists.com Image of Naegleria.

ALT FocalPlane features... emergent models and quantitative analysis of cell migration Thursday 17 September, 15:00-16:30 BST (UTC+1) Organised by Organised by Pablo J. Sáez and Valeria Venturini FocalPlane logo Picture of Ankita Jha (National Institutes of Health, USA) Decoding bleb driven signaling in cancer disease progression Picture of Raphaël Clément (L’Institut de Biologie du Développement de Marseille (IBDM), France) Navigating without neurons or muscles: Locomotion in Trichoplax Picture of Katrina Velle (University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, USA) Naegleria amoebae seek confinement and crawl persistently through narrow spaces #FocalPlaneFeatures focalplane.biologists.com Image of Naegleria.

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