Development

We are pleased to welcome 8 new fellows to our Pathway to Independence programme. Welcome Maëlle Bellec, @iamZico91, Evan Healy, Josep Mercadal, @NMishra_bio, Jessica Perochon, Yamini Ravichandran and Margherita Zamboni. Read more⤵️ tinyurl.com/4bk4wrk7

Also in Issue 9: 🔹 3 Research highlights 🔹 3 'People behind the papers' interviews 🔹 1 'Transitions in development' interview 🔹 1 Vertebrate endoderm development at a glance poster journals.biologists.com/dev/issue/153/9

Issue 9 is now complete! Cover: Montage of a flat-mounted retina showing the spatial gradient of blue and red/green cone photoreceptors. The image symbolically highlights the essential spatial cues that shape optic cup patterning. See Kruger et al. doi.org/10.1242/dev.20…

Transitions in development – an interview with Fei Zhang We spoke to Fei to learn more about his career trajectory, lessons from previous mentors and the importance of relaxation in science. journals.biologists.com/dev/article/15…

Jenny Nichols will be speaking on "Investigating the process of trophectoderm overgrowth as a potential cause of failed implantation or molar pregnancies" at our Journal Meeting #HumanDev26 Register to attend: biologists.com/meetings/devhd… Abstract deadline: 12 June 2026

To learn more about this work and the people behind it, we talked to Tomohiko Akiyama. journals.biologists.com/dev/article/15…

Read the Research Article 'Functional redundancy between UTY and UTX in regulating the localization of transcription factors involved in pluripotency' here. journals.biologists.com/dev/article/15…

UTX and UTY team up to safeguard pluripotency This Research Highlight showcases work by Tomohiko Akiyama and colleagues. journals.biologists.com/dev/article/15…

ASCL1 can’t always make neurons alone… In this 2‑minute #Short, Jethro @lundie_brown explains how chromatin priming and co‑factors shape cell fate decisions in embryonic stem cells. #StemCells #DevBio youtube.com/shorts/UB2esAf…

It is a friends of Development reunion: graduated PI Fellows @girish_kale_phd & @ClotildeCadart, inaugural Preprint Editor @joadelas & Reviews Editor @TsangIngrid at the 'Developmental regulation: from molecular to ecological niches meeting' in Roscoff, France.

Do you have a manuscript with reviews from another journal? We can use them to fast track a decision on your submission. Read more #transfers" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">journals.biologists.com/dev/pages/jour…

Parthiv Haldipur will be speaking on "Human-specific developmental programs illuminate the origins of cerebellar disease " at our Journal Meeting in the UK this September #HumanDev26 Register to attend: biologists.com/meetings/devhd… Abstract deadline: 12 June 2026

To learn more about this work and the people behind it, we talked to Ayelen Moreno-Irusta and Michael J. Soares. journals.biologists.com/dev/article/15…

Read the Research Article 'Fundamental and unique roles of PLAC1 in the regulation of rat and human trophoblast cell development' here. journals.biologists.com/dev/article/15…

Species-specific regulation of trophoblast cell lineage development This Research Highlight showcases work by Ayelen Moreno-Irusta, Michael Soares and colleagues. journals.biologists.com/dev/article/15…

To learn more about this work and the people behind it, we talked to Mito Kanatsu-Shinohara, Assistant Professor in the Molecular Genetics Laboratory at the Graduate School of Medicine and Faculty of Medicine, Kyoto University, Japan. journals.biologists.com/dev/article/15…

Read the Research Article 'Mouse ICSI impairs fertility of male offspring by disruption of fetomaternal tolerance' here. journals.biologists.com/dev/article/15…

The immunological consequences of assisted reproductive technologies across generations This Research Highlight showcases work by Mito Kanatsu-Shinohara and colleagues. journals.biologists.com/dev/article/15…

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/collection…

Also in Issue 8: 🔹 1 Research Highlight on non-cell-autonomous retinoic acid signalling 🔹 1 Obituary on Antonio García-Bellido 🔹 1 review on the evolutionary history of the extra-embryonic endoderm See the full issue here: journals.biologists.com/dev/issue/153/8

Issue 8 is now complete! On the cover: Embryos of diverse animals & choanoflagellates expressing different fluorescent reporters, from a project to identify membrane-localising tags across diverse organisms. See Karapidaki et al. doi.org/10.1242/dev.20…