Tag Archives: developmental biology

A Tail of Two Ascidians

Posted on February 19, 2018 by hageyt

This post is written by UW grad student Alexander Fodor Searching through the lower intertidal and subtidal rocky beaches you notice a small strange creature attached to the underside of a rock in a small pool of water. It has a round … Continue reading →

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BEACON Researchers at Work: How to Grow an Animal

Posted on December 14, 2015 by Danielle Whittaker

This week’s BEACON Researchers at Work blog post is by MSU graduate student Rewatee Gokhale. Meet Sal* the Salamander. Sal, like all of his kind, has a unique gift. He can regenerate his limbs, if you cut one off! This … Continue reading →

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BEACON Researchers at Work: Evolving ways to switch genes on and off

Posted on February 2, 2015 by Danielle Whittaker

This week’s BEACON Researchers at Work blog post is by MSU graduate student Kurtulus Kok. “In considering the Origin of Species, it is quite conceivable that a naturalist…might come to the conclusion that each species…had descended, like varieties, from other … Continue reading →

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