Cover; Contents; Foreward; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1: Life as a Single Cell: Creating a New Animal; 2: The Rise of Structure: Early Growth and Differentiation; 3: The Origins of the Major Organs; 4: Cell Differentiation and Disease; 5: Evolution and Development; Chronology; Glossary; Further Resources; Index
Summary
Examines 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
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 188-196) and index
