Things are in full swing at MBL in the 2017 Embryology course, we are already one third of the way through! The first week we learned about echinoderms and C. elegans with a side of Tardigrade and this past we focused on zebrafish and Xenopus with axolotl. The atmosphere of the past two weeks has been full of excitement as we learn about new model systems and techniques. Not only did we discover new things scientifically, but we also learned more about each other as students and faculty.

A key element that appeared this week is our connection to each other and to the generation of scientists before us. Read more of the article here.

Source: the Node – the community site for and by developmental biologists