title: Above the borderland between normal and neoplastic development.
abstract: This dialogue between the Editor-in-Chief of the Int. J. Dev. Biol. and a leading figure in human pathology and mammalian embryology highlights the close links between the biological interpretation of neoplasia and differentiation processes which normally occur during development, particularly in the case of teratomas. In addition, it emphasizes how a capacity for work, a firm will to progress, and enthusiasm for science and medical practice can overcome the not insignificant obstacles with which one meets during a life of scientific, academic and clinical dedication.
authors: Laboratory of Stem Cells, Development and Cancer. Department of Cell Biology and Histology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of the Basque Country, Bilbao, Vizcaya, Spain. juan.arechaga@ehu.es
authors: Juan
authors: J
authors: Aréchaga
authors: Ivan
authors: I
authors: Damjanov
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002454:Cell Differentiation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009865:Oocytes / Q000473:pathology*; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D010053:Ovary / Q000196:embryology / Q000473:pathology; D013724:Teratoma / Q000473:pathology*