#OpenAccess journal on the #development of multicellular organisms at the molecule, cell, tissue, organ and whole organism levels. Published quarterly by #MDPI.

Basel, Switzerland
Joined September 2015
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📢Highly Cited Paper 📝 Genes Related to Frontonasal Malformations Are Regulated by miR-338-5p, miR-653-5p, and miR-374-5p in O9-1 Cells 👥Chihiro Iwaya, et al. (The University of Texas) 📖 brnw.ch/21x6Cp1 #DevBio #microRNA #Craniofacial #BirthDefects #MDPI
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📢Highly Cited Paper 📝 Lowered GnT-I Activity Decreases Complex-Type N-Glycan Amounts and Results in an Aberrant Primary Motor Neuron Structure in the Spinal Cord 👥Cody J. Hatchett, et al. 📖 brnw.ch/21x6AmJ #DevBio #Glycobiology #Zebrafish #Neurodevelopment
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📢Highly Cited Paper 📝 Ribosome Incorporation Transdifferentiates Chick Primary Cells and Induces Their Proliferation by Secreting Growth Factors 👥Shota Inoue, et al. 📖 brnw.ch/21x6yBT #DevBio #StemCells #CellReprogramming #RegenerativeMedicine #MDPI
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📢Highly Cited Paper 📝 Defective Neural Stem and Progenitor Cell Proliferation in Neurodevelopmental Disorders 👥Aki Shigenaka, et al. 🔍 NSPC defects link genes & environment, NDDs. 📖 brnw.ch/21x6xnb #DevBio #StemCells #Neurodevelopment #MDPI
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📢Highly Cited Paper 📝 Profilin and Non-Canonical Wnt Signaling: Coordinating Cytoskeletal Dynamics from Development to Disease 👥Samira Alam, et al. 🔍 Profilin–Daam1 couples Wnt signals to actin. 📖 brnw.ch/21x6vCN #DevBio #WntSignaling #Cytoskeleton #MDPI
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📢Highly Cited Paper 📝 From Germ Cells to Implantation: The Role of Extracellular Vesicles 👥Dr. Anna Fazzio, et al. (University of Catania, Italy) 📖 brnw.ch/21x6rKC #DevBio #Exosomes #IVF #embryo #germcell #MDPI
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📢Highly Cited Paper 📝 Emerging Contributions of Pluripotent Stem Cells to Reproductive Technologies in Veterinary Medicine 👥Dr. Raiane Cristina Fratini de Castro, et al. 📖 brnw.ch/21x6pZB #DevBio #StemCells #VeterinaryMedicine #MDPI
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📢Special Issue Recommendation 📝 Drosophila - A Model System for Developmental Biology 100+ years on, Drosophila still powers discovery — from Wnt/Notch signaling to Alzheimer's & ALS models. brnw.ch/21x6nXC #DevBio #Drosophila #ModelOrganism #MDPI
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📢Highly Cited Paper 📝 GLP-1-Mediated Pregnancy and Neonatal Complications in Mice 👥Dr. Rajalakshmi Ramamoorthy, et al. (University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, USA) 📖 brnw.ch/21x6mCK #DevBio #ReproductiveHealth #PregnancyResearch #MDPI
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📢Highly Cited Paper 📝 Regeneration, Regengrow and Tissue Repair in Animals: Evolution Indicates That No Regeneration Occurs in Terrestrial Environments but Only Recovery Healing 👥Dr. Lorenzo Alibardi 📖 brnw.ch/21x6l1v #DevBio #Regeneration #Evolution #MDPI
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🧠 Meet #JDB at Neuroscience 2026! 📍 Washington, D.C. 📅 14–18 November 2026 Explore developmental biology with us and connect with the JDB team to discuss your research and publishing opportunities. See you there! 🔗 brnw.ch/21x6kvD #Neuroscience2026 #MDPI
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📢Highly Cited Paper 📝 Roles of the NR2F Family in the Development, Disease, and Cancer of the Lung 👥Jiaxin Yang, Wenjing Sun, and Guizhong Cui. Guangzhou Medical University 📖 brnw.ch/21x6fYc #DevBio #LungDevelopment #LungCancer #NuclearReceptors #MDPI
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📢Highly Cited Paper 📝 Developmental Impacts of Epigenetics and Metabolism in COVID-19 👥Noopur Naik, Mansi Patel, and Rwik Sen 📖 brnw.ch/21x6dJH #DevBio #Epigenetics #Metabolism #Immunometabolism #COVID19 #MDPI
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📢Highly Cited Paper 📝 CRISPR/Cas9-Targeted Myostatin Deletion Improves the Myogenic Differentiation Parameters for Muscle-Derived Stem Cells in Mice 👥Dr. Mohamed I. Elashry, et al. 📖 brnw.ch/21x6caK #DevBio #CRISPR #MuscleStemCells #RegenerativeMedicine #MDPI
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📢Highly Cited Paper 📝 Delayed Blastocyst Formation Reduces the Quality and Hatching Ability of Porcine Parthenogenetic Blastocysts by Increasing DNA Damage, Decreasing Cell Proliferation, and Altering Transcription Factor Expression Patterns 📖 brnw.ch/21x6a4r
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📢Highly Cited Paper Spotlight 📝 Planar Cell Polarity #Signaling: Coordinated Crosstalk for Cell Orientation 👥Dr. Sandeep Kacker et al., Medical University of the Americas 📖 Free Read: brnw.ch/21x66F4 #DevBio #OpenAccess #MDPI #morphogenesis #Hippo #Notch #Wnt
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📢Highly Cited Paper Spotlight 📝 Getting to the Core: Exploring the #Embryonic Development from Notochord to #Nucleus Pulposus 👥Dr. Luca Ambrosio et al. 📖 Free Read: brnw.ch/21x65cM #DevBio #OpenAccess #MDPI #embryo #degeneration #regenerative
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📢Highly Cited Paper Spotlight 📝 Established and Evolving Roles of the Multifunctional Non-POU Domain-Containing Octamer-Binding Protein (NonO) and Splicing Factor Proline- and Glutamine-Rich (SFPQ) 📖 Free Read: brnw.ch/21x63xn #DevBio #OpenAccess #MDPI
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📢Highly Cited Paper Spotlight 📝 Canonical and Non-Canonical Wnt Signaling Generates Molecular and Cellular Asymmetries to Establish Embryonic Axes 👥 De-Li Shi (Sorbonne University) 📖 Free Read: brnw.ch/21x6260 #DevBio #Wnt #OpenAccess #MDPI
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