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Detect. Lock on. Intercept. The remarkable hunting ability of the robber fly

9 March 2017

A small fly posseses the remarkable ability to detect and intercept its prey mid-air, changing direction mid-flight if necessary before sweeping round for the kill, new research on Current Biology reveals

New study identifies possible early warning signs of Huntington’s disease

8 March 2017

Early warning signs of Huntington’s disease have been uncovered in a sheep carrying the human disease-causing genetic variant, providing new insights into this devastating illness, a new study in Scientific Reports has found.

Research on the brain’s reward system wins the world’s largest prize for neuroscience

6 March 2017

PDN's Wolfram Schultz jointly awarded The 2017 Brain Prize for his analysis of reward recognition and processing.

PDN scientists create artificial mouse ‘embryo’ from stem cells for first time

2 March 2017

New tecnique developed by Magda Zernicka-Goetz's group published on Science

Oxygen and placental development, parallels and differences with tumour biology

1 March 2017

Graham Burton and Andrew Murrey discuss the similarities between placental development and tumour biology in latest Placenta article

Cell Reports: local role of miRNAs in mRNA-specific translation during axon pathfinding

1 March 2017

Small RNA-seq analysis reveals that miR-182 is the most abundant miRNA in RGC axons

Low thyroid hormone before birth alters growth and development of fetal pancreas

1 February 2017

Levels of thyroid hormone in babies influence insulin-secreting cells of the pancreas, according to a new study published in The Journal of Physiology.

Magda Zernicka-Goetz's research named as People’s Choice for Science magazine’s ‘Breakthrough of the Year 2016’

23 December 2016

Research by Magda Zernicka-Goetz lab has been named as the People’s Choice for Science magazine’s ‘Breakthrough of the Year 2016’ for embryo research

Sildenafil therapy for fetal cardiovascular dysfunction during hypoxic development: studies in the chick embryo

12 December 2016

The study published in the Journal of Physiology suggests that sildenafil is a good candidate for human therapy to protect the chronically hypoxic fetus in adverse pregnancy

Ear structures of the naked mole-rat and its relatives

9 December 2016

Computer analysis unveils new details about the auditory system of naked mole rats in a new study by Matt Mason, published in PLOS One

Detect. Lock on. Intercept. The remarkable hunting ability of the robber fly

New study identifies possible early warning signs of Huntington’s disease

Research on the brain’s reward system wins the world’s largest prize for neuroscience

PDN scientists create artificial mouse ‘embryo’ from stem cells for first time

Oxygen and placental development, parallels and differences with tumour biology

Cell Reports: local role of miRNAs in mRNA-specific translation during axon pathfinding

Low thyroid hormone before birth alters growth and development of fetal pancreas

Magda Zernicka-Goetz's research named as People’s Choice for Science magazine’s ‘Breakthrough of the Year 2016’

Sildenafil therapy for fetal cardiovascular dysfunction during hypoxic development: studies in the chick embryo

Ear structures of the naked mole-rat and its relatives

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