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Development is a leading research journal in the field of developmental biology, covering stem cells, regeneration, evodevo, epigenetics, morphogenesis and more

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Development is at the heart of our community, created by scientists for scientists. The leading #devbio journal for over 70 years, Development covers a broad range of in vivo research organisms and in vitro systems. See more reasons to publish: journals.biologists.com/dev/…
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Pathway to Independence – an interview with Yamini Ravichandran In this interview, @yamini_ravichan discusses her work focusing on understanding tissue-scale processes, regeneration and morphogenesis. doi.org/10.1242/dev.205942
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Mechanical feedback coordinates elongation across the notochord This Research Highlight showcases work by Carlos Camacho-Macorra, @Osvaldo_Chara, Benjamin Steventon and colleagues from @GeneticsCam. journals.biologists.com/dev/…
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.

ALT 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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Read the Research Article 'Coupling Vgll4b/Yap-regulated posterior cell addition with anterior vacuolation enables robust notochord elongation' here. journals.biologists.com/dev/…

Coupling Vgll4b/Yap-regulated posterior cell addition with anterior vacuolation enables robust...

Highlighted Article: YAP activation in notochord progenitors of vgll4b mutant zebrafish leads to enhanced progenitor addition to the notochord, compromising the ability of notochord cells to undergo...

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To learn more about this work and the people behind it, we talked to Carlos Camacho-Macorra and Benjamin Steventon. journals.biologists.com/dev/…
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@Dev_journal invites you to submit your latest research to their upcoming Special Issue – Human Development. This issue will be coordinated by Guest Editor Hongmei Wang (Institute of Zoology, CAS, China) alongside their team of research-active Editors. tinyurl.com/5n6dxhma
Call for papers - Special Issue – Human Development. This issue will be coordinated by Guest Editor Hongmei Wang 王红梅 (State Key Laboratory of Organ Regeneration and Reconstruction, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China) Submission deadline: 1 March 2027

ALT Call for papers - Special Issue – Human Development. This issue will be coordinated by Guest Editor Hongmei Wang 王红梅 (State Key Laboratory of Organ Regeneration and Reconstruction, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China) Submission deadline: 1 March 2027

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Pathway to Independence – an interview with Jessica Perochon In this interview, Jessica discusses her research at the intersection of developmental biology and regenerative medicine, as well as her future plans. doi.org/10.1242/dev.206026
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Growing thick skins: how cellular patterns emerge in the developing plant epidermis @pablidopsis explores preprints by @GauthierWeissb1 et al. & @RobertBellow et al., revealing how cell interactions, division & expansion shape epidermal patterning. doi.org/10.1242/dev.205946

In preprints – growing thick skins: how cellular patterns emerge in the developing plant epidermis

This article discusses the preprinted work of Weissbart and colleagues ( Weissbart et al., 2026 preprint) as well as that of Kelly-Bellow and co-authors ( Kelly-Bellow et al., 2026 preprint). As...

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This article was commissioned by Gwendolyn K. Kirschner @GwenKirschner, part of our first group of Preprint Editors, responsible for handling our 'In preprints' articles.
Profile card for Gwendolyn K. Kirschner, Preprint Editor (Development) at The James Hutton Institute, UK. The card includes a quote about promoting accessible science, highlighting groundbreaking work—especially in plant development—and encouraging submissions. Key topic listed is plant development. On the right, a portrait shows a person standing in a greenhouse among tall plants. The Development journal logo appears at the bottom.

ALT Profile card for Gwendolyn K. Kirschner, Preprint Editor (Development) at The James Hutton Institute, UK. The card includes a quote about promoting accessible science, highlighting groundbreaking work—especially in plant development—and encouraging submissions. Key topic listed is plant development. On the right, a portrait shows a person standing in a greenhouse among tall plants. The Development journal logo appears at the bottom.

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Pathway to Independence – an interview with Nikhil Mishra In this interview, @NMishra_bio discusses the evolution of his research interests from subcellular beginnings to whole-organism questions, and the pedagogical importance of scientific security. doi.org/10.1242/dev.206049
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In preprints – compression rather than loss drives duckweed miniaturisation Dylan Jones explores how a recent #preprint by Ware, @Bishopp_Lab & co shows that duckweeds may provide a powerful model for understanding plant miniaturisation. doi.org/10.1242/dev.205947

In preprints – compression rather than loss drives duckweed miniaturisation

This article discusses the preprinted work of Ware and colleagues (Ware et al., 2026 preprint). As a preprint, this work has not yet undergone peer review.

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This article was commissioned by Gwendolyn K. Kirschner @GwenKirschner, part of our first group of Preprint Editors, responsible for handling our 'In preprints' articles.
Profile card for Gwendolyn K. Kirschner, Preprint Editor (Development) at The James Hutton Institute, UK. The card includes a quote about promoting accessible science, highlighting groundbreaking work—especially in plant development—and encouraging submissions. Key topic listed is plant development. On the right, a portrait shows a person standing in a greenhouse among tall plants. The Development journal logo appears at the bottom.

ALT Profile card for Gwendolyn K. Kirschner, Preprint Editor (Development) at The James Hutton Institute, UK. The card includes a quote about promoting accessible science, highlighting groundbreaking work—especially in plant development—and encouraging submissions. Key topic listed is plant development. On the right, a portrait shows a person standing in a greenhouse among tall plants. The Development journal logo appears at the bottom.

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"Reviewers usually provide insightful, thorough analyses that go beyond superficial comments to offer meaningful scientific dialogue." Read this recent Editorial from Development's Editors reflecting on the value of peer review. #PRW2026 doi.org/10.1242/dev.205432
Editorial headline in the journal Development: "The hard truth about how hard it is to publish in Development" with a long multi-author byline and two-column introductory paragraphs discussing peer review and publication challenges.

ALT Editorial headline in the journal Development: "The hard truth about how hard it is to publish in Development" with a long multi-author byline and two-column introductory paragraphs discussing peer review and publication challenges.

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Pathway to Independence – an interview with Maëlle Bellec In this interview, @BellecMae talks about her work on translation dynamics in development, her hopes for the programme and her career journey from vineyard to microscope. doi.org/10.1242/dev.206032
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In preprints – the embryo, the placenta and lessons from developmental metabolism @BernaSozen_ explores how recent preprints by Aguilera-Castrejon et al. & Xu et al. reveal metabolic roles for embryonic and extra-embryonic tissues during mid-gestation. doi.org/10.1242/dev.205945

In preprints – the embryo, the placenta and lessons from developmental metabolism

This article discusses the preprinted work of Lokshtanov and colleagues (Lokshtanov et al., 2026 preprint) as well as that of Xu and team (Xu et al., 2026 preprint). As preprints, these works have...

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This article was commissioned by Anchel de Jaime-Soguero @Anchel_91, part of our first group of Preprint Editors, responsible for handling our 'In preprints' articles.
Profile card for Anchel de Jaime-Soguero, Preprint Editor (Development) at IRIBHM Jacques E. Dumont Institute, Belgium. The card includes a quote about contributing to a more critical and insightful preprint landscape, increasing visibility for authors, and refining research judgment. Key topics listed are early embryogenesis, signalling, and stem cells. On the right, a portrait photo shows Anchel in a laboratory.

ALT Profile card for Anchel de Jaime-Soguero, Preprint Editor (Development) at IRIBHM Jacques E. Dumont Institute, Belgium. The card includes a quote about contributing to a more critical and insightful preprint landscape, increasing visibility for authors, and refining research judgment. Key topics listed are early embryogenesis, signalling, and stem cells. On the right, a portrait photo shows Anchel in a laboratory.

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We are pleased to welcome Dan Shanahan as our new Chief Executive Officer. Dan has a strong background in Open Access publishing and non-profit organisations and is passionate about driving innovation in the industry. Read more about Dan at biologists.com/stories/welco…

Welcome Dan Shanahan

The Company of Biologists is pleased to welcome Dan Shanahan as the new Chief Executive Officer, effective from 14 September 2026.

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Microglia eat stem cells to keep the retina in shape This Research Highlight showcases work by Rashi Agarwal, Joachim Wittbrodt @WittbrodtLab and colleagues. journals.biologists.com/dev/…
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Read the Research Article 'Immune regulation of neuronal stem cells in the medaka retina' here. journals.biologists.com/dev/…

Immune regulation of neuronal stem cells in the medaka retina

Highlighted Article: Regulation of retinal stem cells by microglia to maintain the stem cell niche and coordinate homeostatic tissue growth in the fish retina.

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To learn more about this work and the people behind it, we talked to Rashi Agarwal, Joergen Benjaminsen and Joachim Wittbrodt @WittbrodtLab. journals.biologists.com/dev/…
Rashi Agarwal (left), Joachim Wittbrodt (centre) and Joergen Benjaminsen (right)

ALT Rashi Agarwal (left), Joachim Wittbrodt (centre) and Joergen Benjaminsen (right)

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