Developmental biology : a very short introduction (Record no. 79943)
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| control field | 0199601194 |
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| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 0199601194 |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Wolpert, L. (Lewis) |
| 245 #0 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Developmental biology : a very short introduction |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | Oxford |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Oxford University Press |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 2011 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 132 p. : ill. ; 18 cm. (pbk) |
| 490 ## - SERIES STATEMENT | |
| Series statement | Very short introductions |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | CIP record. Publication date: 08 2011 |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | From a single cell - a fertilized egg - comes an elephant, a fly, or a human. How does this astonishing feat happen? How does the egg 'know' what to become? How does it divide into the different cells, the separate tissues, the brain, the fingernail - every tiniest detail of the growing foetus? These are the questions that the field of developmental biology seeks to answer. It is an area that is closely linked to genetics, evolution, and molecular biology. The processes are deeply rooted in evolutionary history; the information is held in genes whose vital timings in switching on and off is orchestrated by a host of proteins expressed by other genes. Timing is of the essence. Here, the distinguished developmental biologist Lewis Wolpert gives a concise account of what we now know about development, discussing the first vital steps of growth, the patterning created by Hox genes and the development of form, embryonic stem cells, the timing of gene expression and its management, chemical signalling, and growth. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Damaged status | Not for loan | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Total Checkouts | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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| Newcomb Library at Homerton Healthcare | Newcomb Library at Homerton Healthcare | Shelves | 07/07/2015 | QH 491 WOL | 15132 | 29/09/2022 | 29/09/2022 | Book |