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Development is a leading primary research journal covering the field of developmental biology. With its long and prestigious history and its team of expert academic editors, Development is committed to publishing cutting-edge research across the spectrum of animal and plant developmental biology.
Over recent years, Development has expanded its focus to incorporate the stem cell and regeneration fields, with the aim of underscoring the close links between these growing communities and more traditional developmental biology.
Our Special Issue on The Origins and Mechanisms of Developmental Disorders is now open. Click here to view the most recent articles.
Currently on the Node
Panedmic networking: a virtual experiment
We're planning an online networking event at the end of July, and would love to hear your ideas for its format.
List of virtual talks, seminars, forums
COVID-19 has led to a proliferation on online talk series across the world, and here we list those relevant to the discerning developmental biologist.
How I defended my Ph.D. from a remote location in India amidst COVID-19 lockdown
Suvimal Kumar Sindhu shares his experience of a virtual viva with patchy internet connection.
Also check out the Node's events calendar, jobs page and resources section
Featured movie
The visible skeleton 2.0
In their recent Development Techniques and Resources article, Stephan Handschuh and colleagues present a new X-ray microCT imaging protocol for visualising vertebrate bone and cartilage.
See more movies on the Development YouTube playlist.
News from Development
From Stem Cells to Human Development goes virtual
Our September meeting is happening online and registration is open (deadline 17 July) - find out more from Executive Editor Katherine Brown.
Launch of new community microscopy site, FocalPlane
Our sister journal, Journal of Cell Science, has launched a new community site.
How Development is supporting our community through the COVID-19 pandemic.
Highlighted articles
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Yuki Hirota, Kazunori Nakajima
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Karin D. Prummel, Susan Nieuwenhuize, Christian Mosimann
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Chaogu Zheng, Emily Atlas, Ho Ming Terence Lee, Susan Laura Javier Jao, Ken C. Q. Nguyen, David H. Hall, Martin Chalfie
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Pragya Sidhwani, Dena M. Leerberg, Giulia L. M. Boezio, Teresa L. Capasso, Hongbo Yang, Neil C. Chi, Beth L. Roman, Didier Y. R. Stainier, Deborah Yelon
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Elizabeth Carroll Driver, Matthew W. Kelley
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Ziad Al Tanoury, Jyoti Rao, Olivier Tassy, Bénédicte Gobert, Svetlana Gapon, Jean-Marie Garnier, Erica Wagner, Aurore Hick, Arielle Hall, Emanuela Gussoni, Olivier Pourquié