| Description |
xii, 388 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm |
| Contents |
Pt. 1. Models: Explaining Development without the Help of Genes -- 1. Synthetic Biology and the Origin of Living Form -- 2. Morphology as a Science of Mechanical Forces -- 3. Untimely Births of a Mathematical Biology -- Pt. 2. Metaphors: Genes and Developmental Narratives -- 4. Genes, Gene Action, and Genetic Programs -- 5. Taming the Cybernetic Metaphor -- 6. Positioning Positional Information -- Pt. 3. Machines: Understanding Development with Computers, Recombinant DNA, and Molecular Imaging -- 7. The Visual Culture of Molecular Embryology -- 8. New Roles for Mathematical and Computational Modeling -- 9. Synthetic Biology Redux - Computer Simulation and Artificial Life -- Conclusion: Understanding Development |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [351]-381) and index |
| Subject |
Life (Biology)
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Biology.
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Developmental biology.
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| LC no. |
2001051559 |
| ISBN |
0674007468 : |
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