Focus on the cardiovascular system
Cardiovascular development has been a research focus for several decades. Recent technological advances in genome editing, epigenomic analyses, in vivo lineage tracing and microscopy, as well as dramatic advances in stem cell-based models, have allowed heart and vascular development to be interrogated from new perspectives and at a deeper level than ever before. Moreover, recent developments have illustrated how principles of embryonic development can be harnessed for healing and homeostasis, as well as understanding the factors underlying cardiac regeneration.
Curated for the 2024 Weinstein Cardiovascular Development and Regeneration Conference, this collection highlights recent research and review-type articles from Development on the topic. We hope you find this collection interesting and welcome your submissions for consideration by our expert Academic Editors from the field including Benoit Bruneau.
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