SECTION	SCOPE
Developmental evolution	Evolution of regulatory pathways Gene evolution/mutation Microevolution Palaeontology Phylogeny/body plans Plant genomes & evolution
Developmental molecular mechanisms	Gene networks (co-ordination of multiple processes) Post-transcriptional control pathways Post-translational control pathways Signalling pathways Transcriptional control pathways
Leukocyte development	B cell differentiation B cell regionalization B cell specialization & memory B cell tolerance Cell migration Hematopoietic stem cells Lineage commitment Peripheral tolerance & memory Regionalization T cell differentiation T cell education in the thymus V(D)J recombination
Microbial growth & development	Cell cycle/division Differentiation DNA repair/recombination Responses to nutrients Responses to stress Sexual/asexual reproduction
Morphogenesis & cell biology	Adhesion/cell matrix Aging/progression through life cycle Apoptosis Cell biology of organogenesis Cell cycle/growth control Cell differentiation Cell migration Cytoskeleton & cell polarity Fertilization Gastrulation Polarity-planar polarity Wound healing
Neurodevelopment	Acquisition of neuronal identity Activity-dependent mechanisms/plasticity/critical periods Axon guidance/topographic maps Cortical organization Development of systems (neural crest/PNS/ENS/CNS) Eye/ear/lateral line/olfaction Neural induction Neurogenesis Neuronal migration Regionalization Survival/trophic factors/apoptosis Synaptogenesis/NMJ/connectivity
Pattern formation	Axis formation Cell fate specification Development of asymmetry Gametogenesis Growth Induction Limb patterning Metamorphosis Morphogens Neural & muscle patterning Organogenesis Segmentation Stem cells, regeneration
Plant growth & development	Control of cell division, cell expansion & cell shape Embryogenesis Environmental controls on development Hormone signal transduction Meristem function Organ differentiation Pattern formation Reproductive biology & pollination
Stem cells & regeneration	Embryonic stem cells and pluripotency Mammalian tissue stem cells Model system stem cells Stem cells and disease (including cancer)

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