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Top 7 in developmental biology

Bob Grant | Dec 17, 2010 | 3 min read

A snapshot of the most highly ranked articles in developmental biology, from Faculty of 1000

Exploring the Past, Present, and Future of Brain Organoids

Niki Spahich, PhD | Feb 18, 2024 | 5 min read

Paola Arlotta seeks to understand the complex symphony of brain development in vitro by using organoid models.

On the left is a normally developing mouse embryo, on the right is a slightly larger mouse embryo that also contains horse cells that glow green.

Chimera research opens new doors to understanding and treating disease

Hannah Thomasy, PhD, Drug Discovery News | Aug 9, 2023 | 10 min read

Animals with human cells could provide donor organs or help us understand neuropsychiatric disorders.

Developmental Neuroscience Blossoming In The 1990s

Neeraja Sankaran | Nov 13, 1994 | 5 min read

Society for Neuroscience 11 Dupont Circle, N.W.Suite 500 Washington, D.C. 20036 Phone: (202) 462-6688 Nancy Beang, executive director Carla Shatz, president 23,000 members International Society for Developmental Neuroscience University of Texas Medical Branch Galveston, Texas 77550-0652 Phone: (409) 772-3667 Fax: (409) 772-8028 E-mail: regino@beach.utmb.edu Arne Schousboe, president Regino Perez-Polo, secretary-general 1,000 m

Developmental Neuroscience Blossoming In The 1990s

Neeraja Sankaran | Nov 13, 1994 | 5 min read

Society for Neuroscience 11 Dupont Circle, N.W.Suite 500 Washington, D.C. 20036 Phone: (202) 462-6688 Nancy Beang, executive director Carla Shatz, president 23,000 members International Society for Developmental Neuroscience University of Texas Medical Branch Galveston, Texas 77550-0652 Phone: (409) 772-3667 Fax: (409) 772-8028 E-mail: regino@beach.utmb.edu Arne Schousboe, president Regino Perez-Polo, secretary-general 1,000 m

Success with iPSCs

Elie Dolgin | Jul 1, 2009 | 6 min read

By Elie Dolgin Success with iPSCs The nascent science still has many stumbling blocks to step over before companies can reap the rewards of reprogramming. iPS cells Courtesy of California Institute for Regenerative Medicine A decade ago, the United States granted a series of patents that some say changed the embryonic stem cell (ESC) field forever. The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF) received three broad patent

Stem Cell Trial for Eye Disease Commences

Jef Akst | Sep 12, 2014 | 2 min read

Researchers at the RIKEN Center for Developmental Biology will treat the first patient in its clinical trial testing an induced pluripotent stem cell-based treatment for age-related macular degeneration.

Capturing Brain Complexity in Assembloids

The Scientist | Sep 20, 2022 | 1 min read

In this webinar, Jimena Andersen and Jens Schwamborn will describe the next-generation brain organoids that combine multiple brain regions and cell types in 3D cultures.