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Overview
Genetics and Evolution is a six-volume set that explores the principal fields of modern molecular biology from their origins to the most recent discoveries and technological breakthroughs. A century and a half after evolutionary and genetic science began, biology and medicine are coming together to form a powerful new view of the living world that is having a dramatic effect on human health and society. As well as introducing the basic terms and concepts, the set examines the most significant social and ethical issues surrounding current biomedical research and serves as a valuable guide to the world that science is creating.
Developmental Biology offers an intriguing examination of the relationship among cells, genes, and the environment and of the obstacles and achievements of molecular biologists attempting to understand how to "build" a human body. The book illustrates the evolution of developmental biology-from the earliest history of embryology to the latest theories-by explaining how the role of research from various branches within biology led the scientific community to a new understanding of the complexity of organisms.
The volume includes information on
blood cell differentiation
cells and the brain
the first phases of a human life and cancer
the formation of organs
Hox genes and genome evolution
The Future of Genetics The Molecules of Life
the origins of major organs
stem cells, tissue regeneration, and cancer
xenotransplantation
The book contains more than 30 color photographs and four-color line illustrations, side-bars, a chronology, a glossary, a detailed list of print and Internet resources, and an index. Genetics and Evolution is essentialfor high school students, teachers, and general readers who wish to learn about the "lrevolution" of evolutionary research and discovery.
Synopsis
Genetics and Evolution is a six-volume set that explores the principal fields of modern molecular biology from their origins to the most recent discoveries and technological breakthroughs. A century and a half after evolutionary and genetic science began, biology and medicine are coming together to form a powerful new view of the living world that is having a dramatic effect on human health and society. As well as introducing the basic terms and concepts, the set examines the most significant social and ethical issues surrounding current biomedical research and serves as a valuable guide to the world that science is creating.
Developmental Biology offers an intriguing examination of the relationship among cells, genes, and the environment and of the obstacles and achievements of molecular biologists attempting to understand how to "build" a human body. The book illustrates the evolution of developmental biology-from the earliest history of embryology to the latest theories-by explaining how the role of research from various branches within biology led the scientific community to a new understanding of the complexity of organisms.
The volume includes information on
blood cell differentiation
cells and the brain
the first phases of a human life and cancer
the formation of organs
Hox genes and genome evolution
The Future of Genetics The Molecules of Life
the origins of major organs
stem cells, tissue regeneration, and cancer
xenotransplantation
The book contains more than 30 color photographs and four-color line illustrations, side-bars, a chronology, a glossary, a detailed list of print and Internet resources, and an index. Genetics and Evolution is essentialfor high school students, teachers, and general readers who wish to learn about the "lrevolution" of evolutionary research and discovery.