Colors and patterns of California seaweeds #SciArt #PhycologyFriday

Metal Molluscs are clearly having a moment!

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...

📢ERCs! Consider joining us! With @jgahan.bsky.social we have organized a @biologists.bsky.social workshop to discuss the origin of animal cell differentiation. Tons of invited speakers! see below! Looking forward to it!

You can read more about this graceful gossamer worm, filmed during #designingthefutute3, and why this animal is Chief Scientist Karen Osborn's favorite via the caption on our YouTube channel: youtube.com/shorts/knSxX...

Excited for 'Developmental regulation: from molecular to ecological niches' this May in Roscoff, France? @sbroscoff.bsky.social Our Reviews Editor @ingridtsang.bsky.social will be there - stop by for a chat with her about @dev-journal.bsky.social and @the-node.bsky.social.

I am excited to be part of this team of Preprint Editors! Preprints have been essential in my career and so many others, accelerating science and changing the publishing ecosystem. I'm excited to contribute to making the most of them.

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...

Charles Darwin comes back to life to wish Sir David Attenborough a happy 100th birthday. Our 3.5-min film from the LANE (University of Geneva) celebrates "the man who helped the world fall in love with nature". Happy #AttenboroughDay ! #bbc @biology-unige.bsky.social

This years' edition of the International Dutch Embryo Model Meeting was truly fantastic! Thanks to all the participants and my co-organizers @moritzbauer.bsky.social and @Hendrik Marks for making this happen! #IDEMM2026 ##ZonMW @oncodeinstitute.bsky.social

Are you currently at the Weinstein Cardiovascular Development & Regeneration Conference? @weinsteinconf.bsky.social Development Editors, @benoitbruneau.bsky.social and @kenposs.bsky.social, are present - do make sure that you chat to them about publishing with us.

Attending the Weinstein Cardiovascular Development & Regeneration Conference? @weinsteinconf.bsky.social Take a look at our 2026 subject collection on cardiovascular development and regeneration, curated by @kenposs.bsky.social. journals.biologists.com/collection/5...

Development Editor Peter Rugg-Gunn will be attending the upcoming International Dutch Embryo Model Meeting from 7-8 May 2026. Don't forget to speak to Peter about your next @dev-journal.bsky.social paper.

The vertebrate yolk sac: evolutionary origins & current advances in #invitromodels Blagrove & co examine the evolution of the extra-embryonic endoderm, an evolutionarily ancient tissue co-opted to form the yolk sac, & explore how in vitro models are uncovering its biology. doi.org/10.1242/dev....

Save the date! The 2027 BSDB Spring Meeting will take place on 19 - 22 April in Edinburgh. An exciting programme with a fantastic lineup of speakers showcasing developmental biology across scales! More details soon!

Will you be there at the 9th Annual London Stem Cell Network Symposium on 15 May 2026? @lscn.bsky.social Reviews Editor @saanjbati.bsky.social will be attending to answer all your questions about @dev-journal.bsky.social, @the-node.bsky.social and @biologists.bsky.social.

I'm very excited to contribute to @dev-journal.bsky.social through its 'In preprints' series! I'm anyways always following cool preprints with my lab, we'll have fun covering them or inviting colleagues to do so (:

Excited to share that I’ve joined @dev-journal.bsky.social as a Preprint Editor. I’ll be highlighting interesting preprints and would love to involve others - if you’re keen to write about new work in the field, feel free to reach out 🚀🧠🧫

Did you know authors are welcome to include a translation of their abstract in an additional language in all our journals: @dev-journal.bsky.social @jcellsci.bsky.social @jexpbiol.bsky.social @dmmjournal.bsky.social @biologyopen.bsky.social?

Why should you publish in @dev-journal.bsky.social and the other journals from @biologists.bsky.social? Some important reasons in the video below!

📣 One week left for early-bird registration. 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 8 May for early-bird registration at biologists.com/meetings/dev.... #HumanDev26

Would be great to have an option for "I've seen this and am happy not to see it again". Today it's Freud on cocaine. Tomorrow it'll be something else. Amusing first time, really not by the 10th time. Other ideas to improve feeds. Warning: contains wishful thinking. quantixed.org/2025/01/24/n...

Meet our Preprint Editors We are pleased to welcome our first group of Preprint Editors to our editorial team, responsible for handling our 'In preprints' articles. #preprints journals.biologists.com/dev/pages/ed...

The application deadline has been extended for our Stem Cell & Dev Bio Early Career Symposium! 👉 Apply by May 3. All career stages welcomed. 🔗 https://alleninstitute.org/events/stem-cell-developmental-biology-early-career-symposium Co-hosted with @isscr.org and @socdevbio.bsky.social

Really exciting to see our new review published! This review explores the evolutionary history of the extra-embryonic endoderm, an evolutionarily ancient tissue co-opted to form the yolk sac, and explores how in vitro models are uncovering its biology. Check it out here: doi.org/10.1242/dev....

Over the moon to see this work from my PhD finally published in Development! Using a combination of structural biology and genetics we identify an avidity-driven mechanism of BMP signal control in the extracellular space. (1/11)

It was a pleasure to host @glgalea.bsky.social for a seminar today @dcu-lsi.bsky.social. Gabe gave a very enganging talk linking neural tube closure with stochastic asymmetries in embryo geometry and developmental robustness. Thank you all for joining!

We have launched a call for the renewal of the Society’s logo, and we invite developmental biologists working in Latin America, as well as Latin American developmental biologists working abroad, to participate in this contest. More information at lasdb-development.org/pages/news.h...

we're on the cover!

Is oxygen simply a permissive factor, or an instructive signal in mammalian embryonic development? 🐁🧑 Emerging evidence collectively suggests the latter. Here I discuss three recent preprints 👇🏻 Very grateful to Development for giving the opportunity to write this piece!

Cambridge → Boston → Cambridge again: I’m thrilled to return to Cambridge(UK) to open my lab at the Gurdon Institute, University of Cambridge!🥳 (mzhulab.com) We study how dev timing shapes and being shaped by plasticity, evolution & ageing. 🚩Hiring at all levels: pls email me if interested!📩

See you in Vegas?

There is one week left to submit an abstract for the @socdevbio.bsky.social 85th Annual Meeting. If you are attending the meeting, remember to chat with @amjeve.uk and @andreamurillo.bsky.social to know more about @dev-journal.bsky.social, @the-node.bsky.social and @biologists.bsky.social.

John Gurdon (1933-2025) Sir John Gurdon was a towering figure in developmental biology, respected and admired throughout the world. In this Obituary, Jim Smith writes about his legacy. journals.biologists.com/dev/article/...

Are you attending the upcoming 11th International Symposium on Root Development? 11thinternationalsymposiumonrootdevelopment.com @andreamurillo.bsky.social will be there to talk about @dev-journal.bsky.social, @the-node.bsky.social and @biologists.bsky.social's charitable activities.

Join us tomorrow to hear two of the three finalists of Development's 2025 Outstanding Paper Prize

BiO is proud to be a PCI-friendly journal. Submit your PCI recommended preprint to BiO for a decision within five days. Find out more: peercommunityin.org/pci-friendly...

@rashmi-priya.bsky.social from @crick.ac.uk is awarded the 2026 BSCB Women in Cell Biology Medal at #DynamicCellVI by @viji-draviam.bsky.social Rashmi delivered a fascinating medal talk about her research on cell and tissue mechanics during heart development.

Development is pleased to support the poster prizes for this #Morpho5 symposium, with our own Reviews Editor, @saanjbati.bsky.social, attending as well.

Stay tuned to @dev-journal.bsky.social to hear more from the fellows in the coming months!

We are pleased to welcome 8 new fellows to our Pathway to Independence programme. Welcome Maëlle Bellec, @iamzico.bsky.social, @evhealy.bsky.social, @josepmercadal.bsky.social, @nikhil-mishra.bsky.social, Jessica Perochon, Yamini Ravichandran & Margherita Zamboni. Read more⤵️ tinyurl.com/4bk4wrk7

Thank you, @blanquezmarina.bsky.social, for hosting me on behalf of @ensdelyon.bsky.social!

I am giving a "Crash Course in Embryo Development" for the general public (no science background needed! pitched around GCSE-level) in London on 21st May www.crick.ac.uk/whats-on/cri... We'll dip into development, with a splash of embryo models, and a pinch of ethics. And it's free! Book online 👍

Attending 'Modeling Life from Cells to Tissues: Emergence and Self-Organization' by @lakeconferences.bsky.social? Editors, @jamesbriscoe.bsky.social, @pfrancois.bsky.social, @irenemiguel-aliaga.bsky.social & Matthias Lutolf, are present - chat to them about publishing with us. tinyurl.com/yvrse8se

Editor in chief of Development @jamesbriscoe.bsky.social opening the floor today at the Allen Institute Lake Conference 2026 meeting ! @biologists.bsky.social

📢 Register for our #DevPres webinar featuring the finalists of the 2025 Outstanding Paper Prize The webinar, chaired by Steve Wilson, features talks from Xi Yang and Bénédicte Lefèvre @drosopachea.bsky.social. 🗓️29 April, 15:00 GMT/UTC us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Attending the @bscb-official.bsky.social tomorrow? Be sure to visit the @biologists.bsky.social exhibit and chat with our colleagues at @jcellsci.bsky.social. Also, take a look at our 2026 cell biology subject collection, curated by @swathiarur.bsky.social. journals.biologists.com/dev/collecti...

Thank you to Jim Smith for writing about the legacy of #devbio giant and former Chair of @biologists.bsky.social's Board of Directors, Sir John Gurdon.

📢Call for images Our FocalPlane-ELMI2026 @eulimi.bsky.social image competition is open for entries. Share your favourite images for your chance to win £200 and see your image on the cover of @jcellsci.bsky.social. Deadline: 18 May 2026 #ELMI2026 @ppbioimaging.bsky.social

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