#DBfeature Developmental life history transitions can be shaped by structural inequities: Insights from the sociology of race by Sarah McMenamin, Latrica Best sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

#DBfeature 🐣🐠 Cereblon E3 ligase complex genes are expressed in tissues sensitive to thalidomide in chicken and zebrafish embryos but are unchanged following thalidomide exposure By LR Fraga, J Reeves, C Mahony, L Erskine, N Vargesson tinyurl.com/2fx6pbay #SpecialIssue in Avian Model Systems

#DBfeature 🐦🦴 Micro-CT 3D structures provide new criteria which can be used to identify medullary bone and female individuals in the avian fossil record. By Crane AH, Baldry CJ, Rankin KE, Clarkin CE, Williams KA, Gostling NJ. tinyurl.com/pw5s23js #SpecialIssue on Avian model systems

#DBfeature #Review This review paper elucidates the organizational principles underlying the integument. By Chuong, C. M., Wu, P., Yu, Z., Liang, Y. C., & Widelitz, R. B. doi.org/10.1016/j.yd...

#DBfeature Review Cyclic renewal in three ectodermal appendage follicles: Hairs, feathers and teeth by Ping Wu et al www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

#DBfeature 🪰 Drosophila grh relies on multiple enhancers for robust expression in neural stem cells, with different combinations playing a critical role in regulating its expression in subsets of these cells By R Sipani, Y Rawal, J Barman, P Abbur, V Kurlawala, & R Joshi tinyurl.com/2aufrc2w

#DBfeature 🐟 Retinoic acid promotes second heart field addition & regulates ventral aorta patterning in zebrafish. -by Austin Griffin, Allison Small, Jennifer Schumacher, et al www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

#DBfeature 🐭 Wnt3a plays an important role in Wolffian duct development by regulating apicobasal polarity. By Hayashi, S., Suzuki, H., Takada, S., & Takemoto, T. doi.org/10.1016/j.yd...

#DBfeature 🪳 The transcription factor Capicua maintains the oocyte polarity in the panoistic ovary of the German cockroach "Cic interacts with Notch and EGFR pathways" by Nashwa Elshaer, Jorge Escudero, Maria-Dolors Piulachs www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

#DBfeature Scientists have identified a provisional regulatory circuit downstream of the transcription factor Pax3/7 operating in the descending decussating neurons (ddNs) of the tunicate Ciona robusta. By Kim, K., Piekarz, K. M., & Stolfi, A. doi.org/10.1016/j.yd...

#DBfeature #EvoDevo mRNA splicing variants of the transcription factor Blimp1 differentially regulate germline genes in echinoderms "Each Blimp1 isoform has distinct functions within & between species" by Gerardo Reyes, Nathalie Oulhen, Gary Wessel www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

#DBfeature 🧑‍🔬 David Sherwood draws a powerful parallel between morphogenesis and a scientific career, showing how becoming a biologist is a continual process of shaping, adaptation, and growth. Like development, a scientific life unfolds through adaptation and emergence. tinyurl.com/6yd46wcx

#DBfeature Review 🪽 Feather Morphogenesis Keratinization and cornification of avian skin appendages during development. Insights from immunolabeling and electron microscopic studies by Lorenzo Alibardi www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

#DBfeature Building a genetic map of limb development driven by the apical ectodermal ridge By Lee Niswander tinyurl.com/bdzrjsyz #SpecialIssue on Research that Transformed #DevelopmentalBiology

DBfeature 🌸 How homeotic mutants shaped the ABC model, transforming our understanding of floral patterning By Zhongchi Liu tinyurl.com/2tc58fbs #SpecialIssue on Research that Transformed #DevelopmentalBiology

#DBfeature From peas to animal embryogenesis: how pioneering work in genetics shaped our understanding of development By Abraham Fainsod and Martin Blum tinyurl.com/5n8h423x #SpecialIssue on Research that Transformed #DevelopmentalBiology

#DBfeature 🐣 PRDM14 is essential for vertebrate gastrulation and safeguards avian germ cell identity by antagonising FGF-induced differentiation By D Doddamani, D Carlson, L McTeir, L Taylor, S Nandi, M Davey, M McGrew, J Glover tinyurl.com/2wpakkyd #SpecialIssue on Avian Model Systems

#DBfeature Micro-CT 3D structures provide new criteria can be used to identify medullary bone and female individuals in the avian fossil record. Crane A H @gruiformabi.bsky.social, Baldry C J, Rankin K E, Clarkin C E @clarkinbonebiol.bsky.social, Williams K A, Gostling N J @neilgostling.bsky.social

#DBfeature 🐣 The chicken embryo brings new insights into the tissue specific evolutionary role of WFDC1 during amniote development -T Metzker-Pinto, YTH Tran, I Buzzatto-Leite, L Lok, JF Sampar, HF Carvalho, G del Monte-Nieto, LE Alvares tinyurl.com/3abhm3d5 #SpecialIssue on Avian model systems

#DBfeature 🐣🫀 Proteomic analysis of chick embryonic heart in experimental hypoxia shows upregulation in anaerobic glycolysis, apoptosis-related proteins, cell adhesion proteins, and secretory activity By David Sedmera, Eliska Drobna Krejci, Ondrej Nanka, and Adam Eckhardt tinyurl.com/y3vdmx2s

#DBfeature Research facilities in the UK, France, and Japan maintaining transgenic lines for Avian developmental biology By Lindsay Henderson, Yuya Okuzaki, Christophe Marcelle, Mike McGrew, and Ken-ichi Nishijima tinyurl.com/4drw4d6a #SpecialIssue on Avian model systems

#DBfeature 🪶 New tools bring embryonic feather bud development back to the forefront of efforts to understand vertebrate organogenesis By Jon Riddell and Denis Headon tinyurl.com/hzzhr5z8 #SpecialIssue on #Development and #Regeneration of ectodermal organs

#DBfeature 🐠🫀 Gpnmb promotes the recruitment of macrophages post cardiac cryoinjury in zebrafish, influencing immune and fibrotic responses during regeneration -S Gupta, GK Bajwa, H El-Sammak, K Mattonet, S Günther, M Looso, D Stainier, R Marín-Juez @rmarinjuez.bsky.social tinyurl.com/yc7hv5dn

#DBfeature CMTM4 is an adhesion modulator that regulates skeletal patterning and primary mesenchyme cell migration in sea urchin embryos By Abigail Descoteaux, Marko Radulovic, Dona Alburi, and Cynthia Bradham tinyurl.com/3xvnzxuz

#DBfeature Lineage tracing of Eomes-positive mouse trophoblast cells confirms their capacity to contribute to both placental layers in vivo even after E7.5 -Avery McGinnis, Megan Cull, Nichole Peterson, Matthew Tang, Bryony Natale @bnatale.bsky.social, David Natale #Extraembryonic

#DBfeature 🐠 Growth factor Mdka interacts with Ptprz1b to regulate midline formation in the developing zebrafish hindbrain by controlling the levels of prickle expression By Y Le, K Rajasekhar, T Loo, T Saunders @timesaunders.bsky.social T Wohland, C Winkler #Zebrafish #Neurodevelopment

#DBfeature 🪰 Novel Gem3-NAT1 genetic interaction drives neuromuscular development in Drosophila without physical contact By Rebecca Cacciottolo and Ruben Cauchi tinyurl.com/5bp2jftd #Drosophila #Neurodevelopment

#DBfeature #Drosophila 🪰 Slit-independent guidance of longitudinal axons by Drosophila Robo3 "A non-Slit-binding function of Robo3 Ig1 contributes to its axon guidance activity." by Abigail Carranza, Timothy Evans et al @timevansphd.bsky.social sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

#DBFeature Connecting developmental biology to societal and political issues in the classroom boosts student engagement and critical thinking, fostering a deeper understanding of both science and social justice. - Megan Morgan Hoffman #SpecialIssue on teaching #DevelopmentalBiology for #SocialChange

#DBfeature 🧑‍🏫🧑‍🍼 Mammalian lactation as a dynamic theme to teach core biological concepts while integrating social and economic contexts, fostering not only scientific knowledge but also socially responsible thinking through high-impact, student-centred learning practices. tinyurl.com/ydj8ujuy

#DBFeature 🌐 Origins, findings, challenges, and influence of the Polar Coordinate Model, which revolutionized understanding of limb regeneration by framing pattern formation as positional information encoded in coordinate ‘maps’ across tissues. #SpecialIssue on #Oogenesis in animals and plants

#DBFeature 🪱 During oogenesis in planarian S. mediterranea, the nuclear envelope transforms into Sunburst Nuclear Envelope Vescicles that contain nuclear proteins but lack DNA and nuclear pores By Longhua Guo et al. tinyurl.com/4n5wwps8 #SpecialIssue on #Oogenesis in animals and plants

#DBFeature 🥚 Amino acids activate mTORC1 at the early blastocyst stage to regulate trophoblast motility, controlling embryo implantation and the ability to enter diapause in both mouse and human blastocysts. By Ann Sutherland tinyurl.com/2kt9a6up #SpecialIssue on #ExtraEmbryonic tissues

#DBFeature 🥚 Reichert’s membrane cushions the mammalian embryo from uterine contractions, but paradoxically hinders growth in embryo culture. By Andrew Copp tinyurl.com/49rrr7wj #SpecialIssue on #ExtraEmbryonic tissues

Our new collaborative paper with Cyndi Bradham's lab at BU, led by first author @alexandralion.bsky.social is out in @devbiol.bsky.social & featured on the Sept 2025 cover! 😀🥳 PFAS (PFOA & GenX) disrupt sea urchin embryo development! Cover art: embryos + flow fields 👉 doi.org/10.1016/j.yd...

So excited to be serving as Guest Editor for a special issue in @devbiol.bsky.social on receptor tyrosine kinase signaling in development. Please consider contributing!

CALL FOR PAPERS! 🧠 #DBSpecialIssue New tools & model systems have made the last several years an exciting time for research into the development of the nervous system. Reviews, original research articles, resource papers, short communications & commentaries sought! Submit here tinyurl.com/4k56kceh

#DBFeature 🐣🫁 Increasing fluid pressure in chick embryonic airways disrupts normal branching and proliferation, while lower pressure encourages branching without affecting cell proliferation By S Mohr-Allen, J Gleghorn, and V Varner tinyurl.com/5fyevrd3 #SpecialIssue on Avian model systems

CALL FOR PAPERS! 🧪 DB Special Issue highlights new insights into receptor tyrosine kinase signaling during development, with a focus on cell-cell interactions & signal transduction in the regulation of cell growth and division, differentiation & morphogenesis. Submit here: tinyurl.com/RTKDevBio

To all hemocyte lovers: Angela and me are hosting a special issue on Drosophila hemocytes 🪰👾We have some brillant drosophilists around the world who agreed to submit a review to this special issue! If you are also interested to contribute, reach out to us and we can give you more information!

#DBFeature 🐣🫀 Heart cells in chick embryos emerge from a continuous field, not separate regions. Incorporation of cells into the heart depends on cell position, morphogenetic movements and break-down of tissue bridges. tinyurl.com/2bbwtacd #Embryology #HeartDevelopment

#DBfeature 🐣🧠 Normal early brain development in rostrally conjoined chicken twins deteriorates after forebrain formation as embryos fuse By Frank Schubert and Susanne Dietrich tinyurl.com/yvyrzfv7 #Neurodevelopment #Embryology #ConjoinedTwins

CALL FOR PAPERS for our upcoming SPECIAL ISSUE Ion channels are emerging as critical regulators of tissue morphogenesis in diverse animals from planaria to humans. Mutations in ion channels can cause craniofacial and limb abnormalities in frogs, mice &humans #DevBio Submit today! shorturl.at/LPMbc

Reviewer Workshop! Interested in reviewing in #DevBio? Join us for a discussion on reviewer best practices! Sept 24th 10-11am CST. Sign up here! forms.gle/w4NTp21RNmnL...

#DBfeature #chick🐥 The transcriptional landscape of the developing chick trigeminal ganglion by Carrie E. Leonard, Alec McIntosh, Johena Sanyal, Lisa Taneyhill tiom33.short.gy/DB520,108-116

#DBfeature #chick 🐣 Identification of lens-regulated genes driving anterior eye development by V. Murcia-Belmonte, Y. Liu, S. Shamsi, S. Shaw, E. Collie-Duguid, E. Herrera, J. M. Collinson, N.l Vargesson, and L. Erskine tiom33.short.gy/DB520,91-107 #SpecialIssue on Avian model systems

#DBfeature #chick🐥 Generation of a transgenic chicken line with reporters for limb bud mesenchyme and apical ectodermal ridge cells Yuji Atsuta, Yi-Chen Chen, Yuna Hattori, Tatsuya Takemoto, Daisuke Saito tiom33.short.gy/DB520,53-61

#DBfeature 🐥 Interplay of canonical and LIMK mediated non-canonical BMP signaling is essential for regulating differential thickness and invagination during chick forebrain roof plate morphogenesis shorturl.at/u4bf8 by Zaidi, M. A. A., Kushwaha, S., Udaykumar, N., Dethe, P., Sachdeva, M., & Sen, J.

#DBfeature Ancient emergence of neuronal heterogeneity in the enteric nervous system of jawless vertebrates by Brittany Edens, Jason Lin, Marianne Bronner tiom33.short.gy/DB520,117-124

#DBfeature PRMT3 gene expression and methylation levels in arrested embryos: Implications for developmental arrest defects by Wuwen Zhang, Shifeng Li, Kai Li, Ningyu Sun, Rong Lv, Jie Ma, Ping Yin, Guoqing Tong, Yuanyuan Chen, Lu Lu, Yun Li, Yuanyuan Wu, Hua Yan tiom33.short.gy/DB520,264-271