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In a first-of-its-kind breakthrough study, researchers are able to generate and sustain long-term expansion of human pancreatic organoids from pancreas ductal cells that show genetic stability over time.
Call for papers: Eco-evo-devo
The Editors of BMC Developmental Biology, BMC Ecology and BMC Evolutionary Biology welcome submissions to the cross-journal special issue on eco-evo-devo, the effect of the environment of development and evolution. Please click the above link for further information and to submit to the collection.
The special issue is open for submissions.
Call for Papers: New Section Launches
The Editors of BMC Developmental Biology are pleased to announce the launch of five new sections to acknowledge the growing field of developmental biology:
● Stem cell biology and cellular reprogramming
● Organogenesis and organoids
● Morphogenesis and mechanobiology
● Development and disease
● Plant development
BMC Series Focus Issues
May: Gut microbiome and digestive health
To commemorate World Digestive Health Day that is celebrated annually on 29th of May, this month we focus on Gut microbiome and digestive health. Here is a selection of manuscripts from different BMC Series Journals focusing on either gut microbiome or on digestive health in insects, animals and humans.
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High expressions of the cytoglobin and PGC-1α genes during the tissue regeneration of house gecko (Hemidactylus platyurus) tails
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The functions of ocu-miR-205 in regulating hair follicle development in Rex rabbits
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A practical staging atlas to study embryonic development of Octopus vulgaris under controlled laboratory conditions
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Butterfly eyespot color pattern formation requires physical contact of the pupal wing epithelium with extracellular materials for morphogenic signal propagation
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Arx and Nkx2.2 compound deficiency redirects pancreatic alpha- and beta-cell differentiation to a somatostatin/ghrelin co-expressing cell lineage
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Standardised classification of pre-release development in male-brooding pipefish, seahorses, and seadragons (Family Syngnathidae)
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Cre reporter strains produced by targeted insertion of EYFP and ECFP into the ROSA26 locus
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R-spondins are involved in the ovarian differentiation in a teleost, medaka (Oryzias latipes)
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Two-color fluorescent in situ hybridization in the embryonic zebrafish brain using differential detection systems
Aims and scope
BMC Developmental Biology is an open access, peer-reviewed journal that considers articles on the development, growth, differentiation and regeneration of multicellular organisms, including molecular, cellular, tissue, organ and whole organism research.
Editor
- Akila Sridhar, BioMed Central, UK
Manuscript Editor
- Anna Melidoni, BioMed Central, UK
Assistant Editor
- Elizabeth Debney, BioMed Central, UK
Section Editors
- Enrique Amaya, University of Manchester
- Jean-François Brunet, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
- Brigitte Galliot, University of Geneva
- Tristan Rodríguez, Imperial College London
- X. Cindy Tian, University of Connecticut
- Brett Nixon, University of Newcastle
Brett Nixon, Section Editor
Dr. Brett Nixon is a Professor of Biological Sciences at University of Newcastle in Australia. Dr. Nixon’s research interests focus on understanding the mechanistic basis of male germ cell development. Through the study of model species as diverse as crocodiles, platypus and humans, his ongoing research has broad application for the diagnosis of sperm dysfunction, the design of novel therapeutic intervention strategies to alleviate the burden of male infertility, and assisted reproductive strategies for wildlife conservation.
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2018 Journal Metrics
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Citation Impact
2.368 - 2-year Impact Factor
2.979 - 5-year Impact Factor
0.911 - Source Normalized Impact per Paper (SNIP)
1.541 - SCImago Journal Rank (SJR)
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