Coming to life, how genes drive development, Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard
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Coming to life, how genes drive development, Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Coming to life
Nature of contents
bibliography
Oclc number
62302326
Responsibility statement
Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard
Sub title
how genes drive development
Summary
Christiane Nusslein-Volhard, winner of The Nobel Prize in Medicine, gives a concise and illustrative overview of genetics, evolution, and cellular processes as well as a discussing of current ethical issues in human biology. "Coming to Life" is a remarkable journey through developmental biology that reveals miraculous processes in the microscopic world of cells. Through an accounting of groundbreaking discoveries, Christiane Nusslein-Volhard tells us many answers to historical and contemporary questions in science. For example, she brings us the newest knowledge about embryonic forms, explains the genetic mechanisms that influence adult development of all animals, and shares insights into the ethical standards society moist uphold in the face of new scientific discoveries. As the author leads us from laboratory research to its applications in human beings, we also come to understand why children look like their parents, how an embryonic cell knows to become an eye rather than an eyelash, and other incredible influences hat result in variety in life. Complete with her own hand-drawn illustrations, "Coming to Life" gives a rare opportunity to understand a Nobel Prize-winner's passion for science in concise, understandable language
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- Evolution, Molecular
- Entwicklungsbiologie
- génétique
- Evolutionary genetics -- Popular works
- embryon humain + génie génétique
- Developmental genetics
- Developmental genetics -- Popular works
- Génétique évolutive -- Ouvrages de vulgarisation
- Genetics
- Evolutionary genetics
- Popular works
- embryologie
- Developmental Biology
- Molekulargenetik
- Génétique du développement -- Ouvrages de vulgarisation
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- Evolution, Molecular
- Entwicklungsbiologie
- génétique
- Evolutionary genetics -- Popular works
- embryon humain + génie génétique
- Developmental genetics
- Developmental genetics -- Popular works
- Génétique évolutive -- Ouvrages de vulgarisation
- Genetics
- Evolutionary genetics
- Popular works
- embryologie
- Developmental Biology
- Molekulargenetik
- Génétique du développement -- Ouvrages de vulgarisation
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