Excited for the 15th biennial meeting on Germ Cells at @cshlnews.bsky.social, 6-10 October? #cshlgermcells Our Editor and meeting organiser @swathiarur.bsky.social and Reviews Editor @katiepickup.bsky.social will be there - do chat with them about your next @dev-journal.bsky.social paper.

Really looking forward to this meeting! Join us if you're interested in the intersection between metabolism, development and disease!

The Company of Biologists@biologists.bsky.social · 4w ago

Save the date - @dev-journal.bsky.social, @jcellsci.bsky.social and @dmmjournal.bsky.social are holding a meeting on #Metabolism 📅21 – 23 June 2027 📍St Mary’s Marylebone, London, UK Register your interest for #BiologistsMetabolism now www.biologists.com/meetings/met...

If you're looking for a fun weekend read, I recommend @katiepickup.bsky.social's interview with the brilliant @nmoris.bsky.social in @dev-journal.bsky.social doi.org/10.1242/dev....

Transitions in development – an interview with Naomi Moris

Naomi Moris is a group leader at the Francis Crick Institute in London, UK. Naomi's lab uses in vitro embryo models derived from stem cells to study the early stages of human development and understan...

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Call for papers - Plant and Algae Development We are welcoming submissions for our 2027 special issue on plant and algae development, edited by @stanfordstomata.bsky.social and Susana Coelho. Submit your manuscript by 2 November 2026. journals.biologists.com/dev/pages/pl...

Pathway to Independence – an interview with Josep Mercadal In this interview, @josepmercadal.bsky.social talks about the importance of interdisciplinary diversity for developmental biology, as well as his hopes and plans for his future lab. doi.org/10.1242/dev....

Pathway to Independence – an interview with Swarnabh Bhattacharya (Zico) In this interview, @iamzico.bsky.social discusses his research, as well as his future plans to understand the epigenetic and molecular programmes that regulate stem cells. doi.org/10.1242/dev....

Pathway to Independence – an interview with Evan Healy In this interview, we learn about @evhealy.bsky.social's career path, what he hopes to gain from the Pathway to Independence programme, and what questions he hopes to tackle with his own group. doi.org/10.1242/dev....

Pathway to Independence – an interview with Margherita Zamboni In this interview, @margheritazamboni.bsky.social talks about her journey into science and her career path, what she hopes to get out of the programme and the questions she wants to ask in her own group. doi.org/10.1242/dev....

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~800,000 years ago, a giant straight-tusked elephant, Palaeoloxodon antiquus, roamed Europe. It was about twice the size of a modern African elephant: 4 m (13 ft) at the shoulder, weighing ~13 tons. This story is NOT about these towering titans. It's about their ᴛɪɴʏ cousins. (📷: Liam Elward)

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Last month to apply for ECR places on our workshop on developmental robustness taking place next April. Apply and spread the word, I promise it’s going to be great!

The Company of Biologists@biologists.bsky.social · 2mo ago

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...

✨ From the beginning of human life to building multicellular systems with synthetic biology! Join Chun So and Benjamin Swedlund for the next VGZT Season 8 session. 📅 Friday, Sept 25 ⏰ 𝟭𝟬:𝟬𝟬 𝗔𝗠 𝗘𝗧 | 𝟳:𝟬𝟬 𝗔𝗠 𝗣𝗧 𝟯:𝟬𝟬 𝗣𝗠 𝗨𝗞 | 𝟰:𝟬𝟬 𝗣𝗠 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲 𝟭𝟬:𝟬𝟬 𝗣𝗠 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗮 🔗 Scan the poster’s QR code to join!

I'm super proud of this review written (mostly) by Zoé Ducarne and @myanhtruong.bsky.social about the extraordinary genomic features of the placenta. Such a crazy organ! journals.biologists.com/dev/article/...

The curious case of the placental genome

Summary: The placenta is the only mammalian organ that harbors a cancer-like genome while remaining functional and healthy. This Review highlights its high mutational load, structural variants, aneupl...

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Excited to share our new review on the placental genome, now out in @dev-journal.bsky.social! It was fun dissecting this special (and weird!) organ with Zoé and @agathechaigne.bsky.social . Thanks @ingridtsang.bsky.social for guiding this through publication! journals.biologists.com/dev/article/...

The curious case of the placental genome

Summary: The placenta is the only mammalian organ that harbors a cancer-like genome while remaining functional and healthy. This Review highlights its high mutational load, structural variants, aneupl...

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Comb jellies are ancient marine predators whose hairlike extensions known as cilia refract light as they swim, giving them an iridescent shimmer. They are the largest animals known to use cilia for movement. www.quantamagazine.org/ctenophores-...

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I should hope so - my personal favorite among my handful of papers was published there.

Nice example of how @dev-journal.bsky.social papers stay relevant years after publication.

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We've know the hindbrain is distinct for decades—the midbrain hindbrain boundary was identified as a key signaling center back when I still had a research career. This 2012 paper cites references on the topic going back to the 1990s.

We've know the hindbrain is distinct for decades—the midbrain hindbrain boundary was identified as a key signaling center back when I still had a research career. This 2012 paper cites references on the topic going back to the 1990s.

Midbrain-hindbrain boundary patterning and morphogenesis are regulated by diverse grainy head-like 2-dependent pathways

The isthmic organiser located at the midbrain-hindbrain boundary (MHB) is the crucial developmental signalling centre responsible for patterning mesencephalic and metencephalic regions of the vertebra...

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Are you at the Imaging Mouse Development meeting this week, running 18–21 September 2026? @janeliaconf.bsky.social @dev-journal.bsky.social Editor Anna-Katerina Hadjantonakis is also attending. Don't forget to chat with her about your next Development submission.

Excited for the @embo.org Workshop 'The molecular and cellular basis of regeneration and tissue repair' in Krems, Austria next week? @dev-journal.bsky.social Editor @kenposs.bsky.social will be attending. Be sure to say hello to Ken and chat with him about your next paper for Development.

At Development, we #LovePostdocs. For #NPAW2026, we highlight our 2026 cohort of Pathway to Independence fellows. Read about their unique journeys as they work to secure independent positions, their excitement about the latest advances in their fields & the advice they have received along the way.

I am thrilled to attend the Stem Cell & #DevBio Early Career Symposium in Seattle! Nothing is more inspiring than seeing the next generation of researchers showcase their science and shape the field's future (especially during #PostdocAppreciationWeek)! Hope to meet & connect with many of you there!

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

The Stem Cell & Developmental Biology Early Career Symposium will be held at @alleninstitute.org from 23-25 September. @isscr.org @socdevbio.bsky.social @the-node.bsky.social Community Manager @andreamurillo.bsky.social will be there - be sure to say hello and chat with Andrea.

The Stem Cell & Developmental Biology Early Career Symposium will be held at @alleninstitute.org from 23-25 September. @isscr.org @socdevbio.bsky.social @the-node.bsky.social Community Manager @andreamurillo.bsky.social will be there - be sure to say hello and chat with Andrea.

This definitely forbidden gummy is in fact a moth larva of genus Olona (possibly Olona zolotuhini). It's *normal* to want to know what flavor it is, but the answer, unfortunately is "pain". Most species in this family are covered in tiny stinging spines connected to poison glands. (📷: Janice Ang)