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The coiled spring : how life begins / Ethan Bier.

Holman Biotech Commons QH453 .B53 2000
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Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Medical Subjects:
Physical Description:
xv, 252 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm
Place of Publication:
Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y. : Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, 2000.
Summary:
A concise, readable account of the principles underlying embryonic development in animals and plants, illustrated with colorful artwork and interviews with prominent investigators. Highly recommended for use in undergraduate and graduate courses.
Contents:
  • 1 The Central Dogma of Biology 7
  • 2 Molecular Methods for Analyzing Development 35
  • 3 Establishing the Primary Axes of Fruit Fly Embryos 49
  • 4 Patterning Fly Appendages and Eyes 87
  • 5 Establishing the Primary Axes of Vertebrate Embryos 113
  • 6 Patterning Vertebrate Appendages and Eyes 135
  • 7 Establishing the Primary Axes of Plant Embryos 159
  • 8 Patterning Plant Appendages 177
  • 9 The Future of Biology and Man 199
  • Bioboxes
  • John Gurdon 10
  • Hilde Mangold 32
  • Johann Wolfgang von Goethe 44
  • Christiane Nusslein-Volhard 61
  • Eric Wieschaus 62
  • Ed Lewis 66
  • Mike Levine 83
  • Sean Carroll 91
  • Gary Struhl 95
  • Antonio Garcia-Bellido 98
  • William McGinnis 122
  • Matthew Scott 125
  • Cliff Tabin 142
  • Gerd Jurgens 168
  • Enrico Coen 183
  • Elliott Meyerowitz 184
  • Marty Yanofsky 190.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
  • 0879695625
  • 0879695633
OCLC:
44929857

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