Reading between the lines: how maternal factor gradients determine the AP axis This Research Highlight showcases work by Eric Wieschaus. journals.biologists.com/dev/article/...

Meet our Preprint Editors We are pleased to welcome Daniel Ríos-Barrera @yosoyden.bsky.social to our first group of Preprint Editors to our editorial team, responsible for handling our 'In preprints' articles. journals.biologists.com/dev/pages/pr...

Development is delighted to sponsor the Development & Structure, Part 1 (Esau-Moseley Session) today, 3 August, at the #Botany2026 meeting. We wish all delegates a great meeting. www.xcdsystem.com/botany/progr...

A resource defining the early stages of vertebrate forelimb development This Research Highlight showcases work by Vighnesh Ghatpande, Can Cenik, Steve Vokes and colleagues. journals.biologists.com/dev/article/...

From fossils to present: a conserved pattern in liverwort oil body specification This Research Highlight showcases work by Josep Mercadal and colleagues. journals.biologists.com/dev/article/...

From fossils to present: a conserved pattern in liverwort oil body specification This Research Highlight showcases work by @josepmercadal.bsky.social, Susan Tremblay, @leoniekraska.bsky.social, @pauformosa.bsky.social and colleagues. journals.biologists.com/dev/article/...

Transitions in development – an interview with Chii Jou (Joe) Chan We spoke to Chii Jou (Joe) about his transition to a group leader role, his interests spanning the physical sciences, psychology, spirituality and science communication, & his dedication to mentoring ECRs. doi.org/10.1242/dev....

Issue 13 is now complete! Cover: The tail of a ceh-20 (Exd/Pbx1-4) C.elegans mutant. NeuroPAL shows all neuronal nuclei (coloured dots). Mig-13::GFP labels the cytoplasm and axo-dendritic projections of nerve cord motor neurons. See Prahlad et al. journals.biologists.com/dev/issue/15...

It's not often single author primary research papers are published in our field & it's even rarer when the author is a Nobel Prize winner Check out the new work by Eric Wieschaus in @dev-journal.bsky.social Flattening maternal gradients in Drosophila embryo journals.biologists.com/dev/article/...

Maternal patterning in early Drosophila embryos: how much information can single maternal gradients supply?

Highlighted Article: Comparison of the patterning capacity of Drosophila embryos that have only one of the three maternal gradients known to control anterior posterior patterning.

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Alex recently wrote a retrospective about the history of engrailed as part of @dev-journal.bsky.social's series marking 40 years since the discovery of the homeobox. #2026SDB

Conserved roles of engrailed: patterning tissues and specifying cell types

Summary: This Primer gives an overview of the essential roles of engrailed genes across species in establishing positional information during development, including the subdivision of territories into...

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Our paper about predicting cell fates from combinatorial signals in 2D human gastruloids received a preprint highlight in @dev-journal.bsky.social Thank you @ancheldjs.bsky.social for a great perspective piece on our work! 👉 journals.biologists.com/dev/article/...

David Brückner@davidbrueckner.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Can a snapshot of cell signaling predict cell fate? 🤔 Combining iterative immunofluorescence, information theory & machine learning we show that combinatorial signaling encodes fate at single-cell level in 2D human gastruloids This reveals an interpretable & generalizable signal-to-fate map 🗺️

Congratulations, @jeffreyafarrell.bsky.social, on winning the @socdevbio.bsky.social #2026SDB Elizabeth D. Hay New Investigator Award! Learn more about Jeff's science and career in his @dev-journal.bsky.social interview with @saanjbati.bsky.social.

Transitions in development – an interview with Jeffrey Farrell

Jeffrey Farrell is an Earl Stadtman Investigator at the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), USA, where he heads the Unit on Cell Specification and ...

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Welcoming submissions on the developmental biology of plants and algae for our upcoming special issue. Submit your manuscript by 2 November 2026. journals.biologists.com/dev/pages/pl... #DevSIPlantAlgae

Development@dev-journal.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Call for Papers Submit your latest plant and multicellular algae #DevBio research to our upcoming special issue – Plant and Algae Development #DevSIPlantAlgae Editors: @stanfordstomata.bsky.social & Susana Coelho Deadline: 2 November 2026 journals.biologists.com/dev/pages/pl...

Did you know that Development publishes Techniques and Resources papers? They cover new or improved techniques, as well as new, impactful resources for #devbio. Browse a selection of these free-to-read articles in our subject collection. journals.biologists.com/dev/collecti...

Funded places are available for early-career researchers at our Workshop on Bridging Scales and Disciplines to Understand Robust Development, 18-21 April 2027, organised by Mauricio Rocha Martins and Giulia Paci @giuliapaci.bsky.social Find out more and apply at www.biologists.com/workshops/ap...

Currently attending #2026SDB? Complete a short survey in exchange for a blank chip from The Company of Biologists' booth #20 @biologists.bsky.social. Grab yours from our team - while stocks last.

Our Executive Editor, @amjeve.uk, and Community Manager for @the-node.bsky.social, @andreamurillo.bsky.social, are in Las Vegas now for #2026SDB. Drop by @biologists.bsky.social booth #20 to speak to them and pick up your freebies. Sign up for news for one of our coasters or a charging adapter.

Looking forward to the #2026SDB Satellite Symposium, 'Decoding the Human Embryo: Dissecting Developmental Processes in Our Species'. If you're interested in human development, register for @dev-journal.bsky.social and HDBI's meeting #HumanDev26. But be quick – registration closes tomorrow!

DEVHDBI2026: Human Development: Stem Cells, Models, Embryos

For 2026, the journal has teamed up with the Wellcome-funded consortium the Human Developmental Biology Initiative (HDBI) to co-organise this event.

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Boundary constraints can determine pattern emergence Yi Ting Loo, @timesaunders.bsky.social & co demonstrate that patterning of neuromesodermal progenitors during axial elongation is driven by boundary-dependent mechanisms using a geometrically confined in vitro system. doi.org/10.1242/dev....

Synthetic developmental engineering of human liver organogenesis Taheri & co examine the design principles of embryonic liver development underlying liver organoids & highlight how synthetic & computational biology can help with the generation of functional liver organoids. doi.org/10.1242/dev....

Synthetic developmental engineering of human liver organogenesis

Summary: This Review examines the design principles of embryonic liver development underlying liver organoid models, while highlighting how synthetic and computational biology can help overcome curren...

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Welcoming submissions on the developmental biology of plants and algae for our upcoming special issue. Submit your manuscript by 2 November 2026. journals.biologists.com/dev/pages/pl... #DevSIPlantAlgae

Development@dev-journal.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Call for Papers Submit your latest plant and multicellular algae #DevBio research to our upcoming special issue – Plant and Algae Development #DevSIPlantAlgae Editors: @stanfordstomata.bsky.social & Susana Coelho Deadline: 2 November 2026 journals.biologists.com/dev/pages/pl...

Our work on pattern formation in fossil and extant liverworts is out! @dev-journal.bsky.social Check it out if you are interested in fossils, evo-devo, and how mathematical modeling can help us understand the evolution of developmental processes! 🌿🧪 Thread ⬇️

Lateral inhibition governs ancestral cellular patterning in fossil and extant liverworts

Highlighted Article: Comparative and mathematical analyses reveal that oil body cell patterning in fossil and extant liverworts is consistent with a local activation-lateral inhibition mechanism, poin...

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#2026SDB is right around the corner @socdevbio.bsky.social. If you are attending, @amjeve.uk, Anna-Katerina Hadjantonakis and @andreamurillo.bsky.social will be there and would love to chat about @dev-journal.bsky.social, @the-node.bsky.social and @biologists.bsky.social.

In preprints – light, cluster, friction: a cell dance on the gastrulation stage @girishkalephd.bsky.social covers a #preprint that managed something the community has wanted: a method for E-cadherin clustering that forms native clusters that don't seem to get endocytosed. doi.org/10.1242/dev....

In preprints – light, cluster, friction: a cell dance on the gastrulation stage

Multicellular organisms, as the name suggests, are composed of many cells that work together. Cells need to stick together to ensure efficient cell coordination. Cadherins, which are calcium-dependent...

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We are delighted to sponsor #PlantBio2026 in Ottawa. Wishing everyone a great conference. We’d love to see your research in our upcoming Special Issue – Plant and Algae Development journals.biologists.com/dev/pages/pl...

📣 One week left to register for #HumanDev26. We have teamed up with the @wellcometrust.bsky.social -funded consortium Human Developmental Biology Initiative (HDBI) to co-organise our 2026 Journal Meeting. Register by 24 July 2026. biologists.com/meetings/dev....

Thank you Scott Williams @scottwilliams9.bsky.social for sharing your experience of fee-free #OA publishing @dev-journal.bsky.social via our #ReadAndPublish agreement at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Read Scott’s paper: journals.biologists.com/dev/article/...

In preprints – housekeeping the housekeeping genes Maxim V. C. Greenberg @maxvcg.bsky.social writes about two complementary preprints by the @grandlab.bsky.social & @schubelerlab.bsky.social labs that elucidate the mechanistic framework of essential gene expression. doi.org/10.1242/dev....

In preprints – housekeeping the housekeeping genes

The term ‘housekeeping gene’ evokes a sense of banality. These are the boring genes that hum in the background, impervious to cell state or stress. For a developmental biologist captivated by the…

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Are you currently at the annual @loke-ctr.bsky.social meeting on Epigenetics of Embryogenesis and Placentation? Reviews Editor @saanjbati.bsky.social will be available from 16-17 July 2026 to answer your questions about @dev-journal.bsky.social, @the-node.bsky.social and @biologists.bsky.social.

Did you know that Development publishes Research Reports? These short articles emphasise an important finding, laying the groundwork for future research. Browse a selection of our latest, free-to-read Research Report highlights in our subject collection journals.biologists.com/dev/collecti...