Our next extraordinary biologist is Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard, a Nobel Prize winner and Emeritus Director of the Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology in Tübingen, Germany. #100biologists

We are featuring developmental biologist Chris Wylie as an extraordinary biologist this week. Chris is a former @biologists.bsky.social Director and the founding Editor-in-Chief of @dev-journal.bsky.social. #100biologists

During the #biologists100 conference, the Node's conference reporter @jens-cells.bsky.social spoke with Clare Benson, Luke Simpson and @m-stower.bsky.social. Here, each researcher tells us more about the work that they presented at the conference.👇 thenode.biologists.com/throwback-to...

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Transitions in development – an interview with Alejandro Torres-Sánchez We caught up with Alejandro @torres-sanchez.bsky.social from @embl.org Barcelona to talk about his path to becoming a group leader, ongoing collaborations and addressing gender imbalance in the lab. doi.org/10.1242/dev....

Apply for Development's Pathway to Independence programme The programme aims to support a small number of researchers in the fields of developmental biology, stem cells and regeneration as they transition from postdoc to group leader. Read more ⬇️ thenode.biologists.com/apply-for-de...

Next, we are highlighting Renata Basto, a @jcellsci.bsky.social Editor who has published in @dev-journal.bsky.social, @jcellsci.bsky.social and @biologyopen.bsky.social, as an extraordinary biologist this week. #100biologists

Check out Part II of our special collection celebrating the centennial of the discovery of the organiser. From classical developmental biology, to tissue mechanics, and organoid and plant development, we've got it all!

I was lucky enough to get a Travelling Fellowship as a postdoc to support my time at @msarscentre.bsky.social in Norway.

We are also featuring developmental biologist K. Vijayraghavan, a @dev-journal.bsky.social Advisory Board member and a Development and @biologyopen.bsky.social author, as an extraordinary biologist this week. #100biologists @kvijayraghavan.bsky.social

This has been one of my favorite pieces to write. I am constantly in awe of my amazing colleagues, who push me every day to be better and deepen my love for biology and the people behind the research.

As we reflect on the past 100 years, one thing becomes clear: the impact we have had on the communities we serve is only possible because of our inspiring and motivated staff. Read more about the people behind the Company here: bit.ly/44nyx2r

Development Reviews Editor Saanjbati Adhikari will also be attending, along with some of our popular posters and two copies of our recent Special Issue - Lifelong Development (journals.biologists.com/dev/issue/15...). Feel free to visit the @biologists.bsky.social booth to get your copies!

Development's Editor-in-Chief @jamesbriscoe.bsky.social will be attending the upcoming InSDB-ISD Joint Meeting from 14-17 December 2025 at IISER Berhampur, India. @insdb.bsky.social Speak to James about your next Development paper.

We are also highlighting Clotilde Cadart, who was part of @dev-journal.bsky.social's inaugural Pathway to Independence Programme cohort and a co-organiser of the Company Workshop on cell size and growth, as an extraordinary biologist this week. #100biologists @clotilde-cadart.bsky.social

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Our next extraordinary biologist is Manu Prakash, plenary speaker at the Biologists @ 100 conference, who was recently interviewed for @jcellsci.bsky.social. #100biologists @prakashlab.bsky.social

Ready for #EMBOevoChromo25? Come say hi and feel free to pick up one of our #chromatin #evolution related Development at a glance posters by @robertife.bsky.social, Laura Thomas, Deneen Wellik and others 🤩

I grew up watching nature on film like this and spent my childhood recording nature documentaries on VHS, but I am so deeply aggrieved that my first thought upon seeing something miraculous is now "is it AI?". AI has stolen something so deeply precious to me that I can't even begin to express it.

We are also highlighting Claire Moulton, previously our Publisher and @biologists.bsky.social's first ever CEO, who led the creation of The Forest of Biologists, as an extraordinary biologist this week. #100biologists

We are also highlighting August Krogh, @jexpbiol.bsky.social author and 1920 Nobel Prize winner, as an extraordinary biologist this week. #100biologists

Our next extraordinary biologist is the columnist who writes under the pseudonym ‘Mole', a regular contributor to @jcellsci.bsky.social for over 20 years. #100biologists

Our Editors will be attending #CellBio2025 @ascbiology.bsky.social @embo.org. Reach out to @seemagrewal.bsky.social and Amelia Glazier to discuss JCS, @focalplane.bsky.social and our other @biologists.bsky.social initiatives.

Wrote a thing about a really cool #ECR #Postdoc-to-PI fellowship programme and a really cool bunch of scientists 👀 Check it out here 👇 doi.org/10.1242/dev.... Also major shout out to @katherine-brown.bsky.social @amjeve.bsky.social and all the 2023 PI fellows for their help on this

Please consider applying, @dev-journal.bsky.social provides: - Profile raising - Mentor sessions - Leadership training and a growing network of supportive peers.

Next week, Development Editor James Wells will be attending the @cshlnews.bsky.social meeting 'Assembloids & Complex Cell-Cell Interactions across Tissues & Organs'. Speak to Jim about submitting your next manuscript to Development. Meet our team of Editors: journals.biologists.com/dev/pages/ed...

Our next extraordinary biologist is Grace Lim, a prolific preLighter @prelights.bsky.social and a contributor to @the-node.bsky.social and @dev-journal.bsky.social. #100biologists

As the last month of @biologists.bsky.social 100 anniversary year approaches, we'd love to hear about your experience with the Company by sending a virtual message in a bottle. www.biologists.com/100-years/me...

After his wonderful webinar on ‘Creativity and Science Communication’ for the Node, Anatolii Kozlov @anatoliikozlov.bsky.social shares his thoughts on the process of sharing your science in a way that is unique to you. Check it out ⤵️: thenode.biologists.com/creativity-a... #scicomm #creativity

We are highlighting Jennifer Waters, a @focalplane.bsky.social Scientific Advisory Board member, Director of CITE, Harvard Medical School, and creator of MicroList (now featured in FocalPlane) and Microtutor, as an extraordinary biologist. #100biologists @jencwaters.bsky.social

I'll be bringing along a handful of our 'Development at a glance articles' from Miyuki Suzawa and Michelle Bland Insulin signaling in development doi.org/10.1242/dev....

Call for papers Submit your latest in vivo and in vitro #DevBio research to our upcoming special issue – The Extracellular Environment in Development, Regeneration and Stem Cells Guest Editors: Alex Hughes and Rashmi Priya Deadline: 1 March 2026 journals.biologists.com/dev/pages/ex...

Why is Instagram now repeatedly trying to see me ketamine? WTAF

Development's academic and in-house team regularly attends conferences in the fields of #DevBio and #StemCells. Use our conference calendar to see our plans and reach out to us if you want to discuss your research or journal news. journals.biologists.com/dev/pages/co...

We thank Muktar Lawan @muktarlawan.bsky.social for sharing his story. We are delighted this was such a pivotal experience, especially during the early-career stage. If you would like to share your story, you can send us a message in a bottle at biologists.com/100-years/me...

We are highlighting Simon Maddrell, former @biologists.bsky.social Treasurer and Director, who helped secure the Company's finances, and a prolific @jexpbiol.bsky.social author, as an extraordinary biologist. #100biologists

SAVE THE DATE! Stoked to organize the 2026 Santa Cruz Developmental Biology Meeting with @rashmi-priya.bsky.social, @lowelab.bsky.social, and Shelbi Russell. Come learn about Biomedicine, Biomechanics, and the Biosphere, August 24-28, 2026. Registration dates, etc., coming soon! Please RT

Publication integrity has always been a big part of what we do @biologists.bsky.social but it’s more challenging than ever these days. Lots of people contribute to this work, but a special shout-out today to our awesome in-house integrity team. Thanks for all you do! #PublicationIntegrityWeek

Our Editor-in-Chief, @jamesbriscoe.bsky.social, will be attending the 'Engineering Stem Cells and Stem Cell Niches' conference by @novo-nordisk.bsky.social, which starts this weekend. Please take the opportunity to speak to James about submitting your next paper to Development.

Our next extraordinary biologist is Sylvie Urbé, a @biologists.bsky.social Director and a @jcellsci.bsky.social Editorial Advisory Board member and author. #100biologists

We are highlighting Charles Swanton, former @jcellsci.bsky.social author and recent @dmmjournal.bsky.social interviewee, who was a plenary speaker at the Biologists @ 100 conference, as an extraordinary biologist. #100biologists @crick.ac.uk

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We are delighted to welcome Anna Bigas from @researchmar.bsky.social and Josep Carreras Leukemia Research Institute as a new Associate Editor at Development, handling papers on #haematopoiesis, #signalling and #cancer. journals.biologists.com/dev/pages/ed...

As part of our #biologists100 activities, celebrating 100 years of #NotForProfit #Publishing with @biologists.bsky.social, we'd love to hear about your experience of the Company with a virtual message in a bottle 🔁 www.biologists.com/100-years/me...

Development Editor Peter Rugg-Gunn will be attending the upcoming Westlake x Nature Stem Cell 2025 conference, 'Stem cells across the lifespan Embryogenesis | Aging | Therapy,' which starts next week in Hangzhou, China. Speak to Peter about your next Development paper.

📣 Paper alert! I am delighted that our paper exploring the impact of Neanderthal-derived variants on the activity of a disease-associated craniofacial enhancer has been published in Development today! journals.biologists.com/dev/article/...

For an accessible summary of this work, check out the press release on @the-node.bsky.social thenode.biologists.com/neanderthal-... As well as this blog post from the University of Edinburgh www.ed.ac.uk/news/dark-ge...

If you're organising a meeting, workshop or conference for #devbio, regeneration or stem cells, please make sure to promote it using @the-node.bsky.social Events Calendar. It's free to add your event and anyone can do so - you just need to register for an account.