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Development @dev-journal.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Mechanical feedback coordinates elongation across the notochord This Research Highlight showcases work by Carlos Camacho-Macorra, @osvaldo-chara.bsky.social, @bensteventon.bsky.social and colleagues from @geneticscam.bsky.social. journals.biologists.com/dev/article/...

Enhanced YAP activity in vgll4b mutants increases the contribution of midline progenitors to the notochord. (A) Scheme showing the KikGR photoconversion strategy. Red dashed box highlights the photoconverted region. Red bracket indicates the displacement distance between front of the photoconverted notochord and the front of the fotoconverted floor plate. (B) Confocal images of photoconverted control and mutant embryos at different time points. Scale bars: 100 μm. 0 h post-photoconversion (hpc) corresponds to 18 hpf. Dashed lines highlight the notochord. Yellow brackets indicate displacement distance.

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Development @dev-journal.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

TiFM2.0 – versatile mechanical measurement and actuation in live embryos Read this Techniques & Resources Article from our special issue #DevSIextracellular by @analiahr.bsky.social, Fengzhu Xiong and colleagues from @gurdoninstitute.bsky.social. journals.biologists.com/dev/article/...

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Ana Hernandez Rodriguez @analiahr.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

I just had the opportunity to share my work at the @embo.org workshop in Haining, China. Great discussions, very welcoming community and amazing venue! Thank you to @yanlanmao.bsky.social, Suhong Xu, Yi Arial Zeng and Xuebiao Yao for organising! I look forward to the next one!

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Developmental Biology @devbiol.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

#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

Fluorescent microscopy images of transgenic chicken resources maintained at the NARF, The Roslin Institute. (A) GFP chicken embryo with a ‘red’ graft placed into the limb bud with micro-surgery. The graft is about 50–100 μM. (B) Stage 32 HH limb bud from the CSF1R-eGFP embryo. Macrophages (green) are concentrated in areas of cell death, blood vessels (red) are labelled with SNA lectin. (C) ACTN line embryo spinal cord stage 16 HH. (D) Dorsal Root Ganglion of the nervous system of a Chameleon transgenic chicken embryo. Nerves going into the dorsal root ganglion are red, and nerves coming out are green. (E) Fluorescent image of the dorsal skin (periderm) from a membrane GFP chick embryo. (F) FUCHI cell cycle reporter embryo stage 23 HH. All images were provided by members of The Roslin Institute Chicken Embryology (RICE) group.

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Stacey Ogden 🦔 @labogden.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

Happy #FluorescenceFriday! This is a maximum intensity projection of depth shaded actin (🌈) in a section from an E9.5 🐭 neural tube (NT). 🔬 by postdoc @christinaadaly.bsky.social 👩‍🔬 🧪 Image shows the floor plate and lumen of the developing NT. #SciArt #DevBio #DevNeuro

Rainbow shading of a confocal micrograph of a developing mouse neural tube. The protein actin is stained and colored in rainbow to indicate depth in the section.

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Developmental Biology @devbiol.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

#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

(A) Schematic of embryonic chick skin, composed of an epithelial layer overlying a mesenchyme containing cells migrating within an extracellular matrix. During early stages of feather development dermal fibroblasts aggregate underneath epithelial thickenings, known as placodes, to form dermal condensates. (B) Skin explant dissected from an embryonic day 9 (E9) tdTomato transgenic embryo showing feather buds growing out and oriented towards the posterior. Scale bar 1 mm. (C) Dermal condensates form in sequential rows, originating from a dense mesenchymal stripe along the midline of the embryo. This stripe then separates into condensates, with subsequent rows emerging laterally in sequence. (D) In situ hybridisation detecting CTNNB1 expression in E8 chick skin. The red outline highlights the hexagonal arrangement of the 6 nearest-neighbour feather buds. (E) Haematoxylin and eosin stain of an E6.5 chick embryo section. The red dashed rectangle highlights the loose dermis, the green dashed rectangle highlights the dense dermis. Left panel scale bar = 200 μm, right panel scale bars = 100 μm.

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Developmental Biology @devbiol.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

#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

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Stowers Institute @stowersinstitute.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

Be part of the conversation on how avian models are transforming multiple fields of #research at #AvianModels25 – in person or virtually. 🎟️Register today: bit.ly/3ZBw2qS

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Stowers Institute @stowersinstitute.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

#Science takes flight at the XII Avian Model Systems Meeting — and you can save by registering early! #AvianModels25 🐥 Secure your early bird rate today: bit.ly/3ZBw2qS

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Research Organisms in Flight: Revealing the Roots of Vertebrate Form…

Organized by Tatjana Sauka-Spengler, Ph.D., and Ruth Williams, Ph.D.

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Cells & Development @cellsdev.bsky.social · 08/08/2025

Maybe it's time we rethink the idea that development is a cell centric process? In this beautiful review, María-del-Carmen and @stramerlab.bsky.social discussed how the ECM underlies and influences many morphogenesis processes from wing unfolding to mammary gland development. doi.org/10.1016/j.cd...

Tissue bending through localized BM growth or dissolution.

Alteration in tissue morphology by intrinsic stresses in an assembling BM network.

Branching morphogenesis driven by localized deposition of interstitial matrix.

Asymmetric tissue expansion through anisotropic BM remodeling.

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Ana Hernandez Rodriguez @analiahr.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

Excited to be giving a talk and sharing my work here! I look forward to making new friends and learning new things! #DevBio #BioPhysics

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Ana Hernandez Rodriguez @analiahr.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

One of the reasons I love #DevelopmentalBiology is that it's so visually engaging. I had the pleasure of organising an image competition at the GRC last March, and share this passion. You can now check out these images on @the-node.bsky.social: thenode.biologists.com/grs-developm...

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GRS Developmental Biology 2025 Image gallery - the Node

The 2025 Developmental Biology Gordon Research Seminar (GRS) was held on March 29-30 2025. This year, the GRS co-chairs Ana R. Hernandez Rodriguez and

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Swathi Arur @swathiarur.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

A heartfelt thank you to all the generous supporters of the Gordon Research Conference on Developmental Biology 2025. This event would not have been possible without your invaluable contribution.

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Ana Hernandez Rodriguez @analiahr.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

It was an honour to contribute to the #DevelopmentalBiology community! Congratulations to Zainab Afzal @xainabafzal.bsky.social and Akshada Shankar Ganesh on being elected 2027 GRS DB chairs!

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Ana Hernandez Rodriguez @analiahr.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

The Xiong Lab at #biologist100 A wonderful conference, great to meet so many people and share our passion for development! @lakshmib02.bsky.social @fengtongji.bsky.social

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Ana Hernandez Rodriguez @analiahr.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

I'm so excited to share my work at #biologist100 Come and talk to me about how tissue stiffness regulates axis elongation! Poster 197.

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Gurdon Institute, University of Cambridge @gurdoninstitute.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

@gurdoninstitute.bsky.social We celebrate the contributions of women in science and beyond. We recognise women who inspire, lead and push the boundaries of discovery every day. Together we work towards a future where science thrives through diversity, inclusion and equality. #InternationalWomensDay

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Ana Hernandez Rodriguez @analiahr.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

Only one week left to register for the #DevelopmentalBiology GRC and GRS! And thank you to all our funders for the support! @swathiarur.bsky.social

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Richard Behringer @rrbehringer.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

Here is the 2025 embryo alphabet from alligator to zebrafish. Developmental biology is stunning & leads to important discoveries for human medicine. @socdevbio.bsky.social

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Ana Hernandez Rodriguez @analiahr.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

We’re honoured to receive funding from @biologists.bsky.social for our upcoming conference. 🙏 Thank you for championing the biology community! 🧬 Explore their journals, meetings, and grants at www.biologists.com. 📅 Don’t wait—register now and join us! 🎉 @swathiarur.bsky.social

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Ana Hernandez Rodriguez @analiahr.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

Abstract submission for the #DevelopmentalBiology GRS and GRC is still open, apply now! Looking forward to sharing research and meeting new people! See the full programme in the comments. www.grc.org/developmenta... @swathiarur.bsky.social

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Angelo Iulianella @aineurolab.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

For #FluorescenceFriday, an embryonic chicken spinal cord with neural progenitors and dorsal root ganglia cells in magenta and axons in orange, including ventral root #DevBio

Embryonic chicken spinal cord stained for progenitor cells in magenta and axons in orange

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Ana Hernandez Rodriguez @analiahr.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

Defended my PhD today!! 🥂🎓 So honoured to have shared this journey with the wonderful Xiong Lab, it's been so amazing!

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Ana Hernandez Rodriguez @analiahr.bsky.social · 13/11/2024

There is such an exciting lineup of speakers! And join the accompanying GRS: 29th - 30th March, if you are a student or postdoc!

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