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Special Issue: Live Imaging

Our goal with this special live imaging issue has been to highlight emerging technologies and how they are being applied and encourage biologists who are tackling tough questions to describe them and think about futuristic approaches in order to inspire new developments. We hope that the exciting articles comprising this issue will continue to inspire imaging innovations, provide a framework for biologists to generate novel insights into complex cell dynamics in the embryo and stimulate communication between imaging experts and biologists.

The mouse has become a powerful genetic model system in which to elucidate the genetic control of normal development, and underlying causes of birth defects and developmental diseases. The research community is continually developing new genetic tools that allow for fine-tuned temporal and spatial control of gene expression and reporter constructs. This compilation of research articles and technology reports illustrates numerous recent advances in mouse developmental genetic tools that will be of great benefit to the research community. The virtual issue articles are freely available online and will be updated periodically. Please contact authors directly for access to the exciting new lines described within this issue.

Special Issue: Craniofacial Development

Craniofacial development has been an important field of study over many decades. In this free online Special Issue on Craniofacial Development, we feature an intriguing mixture of reviews and research articles on a variety of topics spanning fundamental cell biology, cell signaling, gene function, gene discovery, cell lineage and evolution in various craniofacial structures and in a wide range of animals including humans. We hope that this special issue will foster new directions and collaborations and attract a new generation of researchers into the burgeoning field of craniofacial development.

Drosophilahas been a central model system for studying the genetic control of development for nearly 100 years. With the plethora of genetic tools and their application to other species of flies, the field is now contributing additionally to understanding the development of vertebrates and human disease. This compilation of research articles demonstrates the breadth of developmental genetics research in flies and its application to other systems. The virtual issue articles are freely available online and will be updated periodically.