Christiane Nüsslein-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 Nüsslein-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…
I think that very few people ever wonder how an egg grows to be an adult. People don't generally think about what tells one cell it's going to be part of a head and another cell that it's going to be… In 1923, Hans Spemann conceived an experiment that became famous. He transplanted cells from an early newt egg to an inappropriate spot in another newt egg. After the transplant, a second head and…
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