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Zebrafish homozygous for the H-RASV12 transgene develop traits of Costello syndrome, including scoliosis and heart defects. The model helps to elucidate how germline expression of the oncogene causes a developmental degenerative phenotype. In the background, adult heart proliferating cells are marked by BrdU staining (green). See research article by Santoriello et al. on page 56. - PDF Icon PDF LinkTable of contents
IN THIS ISSUE
RESEARCH HIGHLIGHT
EDITORIAL
COMMUNITY NEWS
A MODEL FOR LIFE
The birth of cloning: an interview with John Gurdon
Sir John Gurdon used nuclear transplantation and cloning to show that the nucleus of a differentiated somatic cell retains the totipotency necessary to form a whole organism. Here, he discusses model organisms, the future implications for his early work on medicine and his thoughts about scientific publishing.
BOOK & ART REVIEW
CLINICAL PUZZLE
PRIMER
PERSPECTIVE
RESEARCH ARTICLE
Interviews with Biologists @ 100 conference speakers

Explore our interviews with keynote speakers from the Biologists @ 100 conference, hosted to celebrate our publisher’s 100th anniversary, where we discuss climate change and biodiversity with Hans-Otto Pörtner and Jane Francis, health and disease with Charles Swanton and Sadaf Farooqi, and emerging technologies with Manu Prakash and Jennifer Lippincott-Schwartz.
A new perspective on disease research
DMM publishes perspectives – peer-reviewed articles that provide expert analysis of a topic important to the disease research community. Read our collection from authors presenting new or potentially controversial ideas or hypotheses, to help address future challenges and forge new directions.
Read & Publish Open Access publishing: what authors say

We have had great feedback from authors who have benefitted from our Read & Publish agreement with their institution and have been able to publish Open Access with us without paying an APC. Read what they had to say.
Fast & Fair peer review

Our sister journal Biology Open has recently launched the next phase of their Fast & Fair peer review initiative: offering high-quality peer review within 7 working days. To learn more about BiO’s progress and future plans, read the Editorial by Daniel Gorelick, or visit the Fast & Fair peer review page.
History of our journals

As our publisher, The Company of Biologists, turns 100 years old, read about DMM’s history and explore the journey of each of our sister journals: Development, Journal of Cell Science, Journal of Experimental Biology and Biology Open.