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1	Developmental Biology more books like this by Scott F Gilbert add to wishlist This Third Edition of "Developmental Biology" is a fully updated and revised introduction to the phenomena of animal development. It provides a comprehensive account of the molecular and cellular concepts of development while placing them in the framework of the developing embryo. Many chapters have been extensively rewritten as the conceptual ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $11.75! \| first editions
2	Principles of development more books like this by Lewis Wolpert add to wishlist "Principles of Development" is designed for undergraduates. The emphasis is on principles and key concepts. Central to the authors' approach is that development can best be understood by understanding how genes control cell behaviour. They have assumed that students have some basic familiarity with cell biology and genetics, but all key concepts, ... see all copies from $4.75! new only from $28.62! \| SVS
3	The Symbolic Species: The Co-Evolution of Language and the Brain more books like this by Terrence W Deacon add to wishlist Drawing on the author's own breakthroughs in human and comparative neuroscience and evolutionary anthropology, and on the latest findings of research on artificial life and artificial intelligence, this book what it means to be human. This theory of the origin of language traces language development back to the primary needs of human family life. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.94! \| first editions \| SVS
4	Laboratory Studies of Vertebrate and Invertebrate Embryos: Guide & Atlas of Descriptive & Experimental Development more books like this by Gary C Schoenwolf add to wishlist For upper-level undergraduate/graduate-level courses in Developmental Biology, Embryology, Cell and Developmental Biology in Biology, Zoology, and Cell/Developmental Biology departments. Laboratory Studies is the most comprehensive laboratory guide available in the field of developmental biology and embryology, and is written to allow students to ... see all copies from $9.95! new only from $40.21! \| SVS
5	Analysis of Biological Development more books like this by Klaus Kalthoff add to wishlist This text, now available in full color, presents developmental biology as an ongoing process of enquiry, giving students a sense of the ways developmental biologists gain knowledge and a taste of the challenges ahead. The first part of the text focuses on the classical methods of analysis and the stages of embryonic development from gametogenesis ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.00! \| first editions
6	Human Reproductive Biology more books like this by Sylvia S Mader add to wishlist This text presents human reproduction from the biological point of view. It is most appropriate for use by non-science students who would like a biological understanding of human reproduction. The three parts of the book may be studied in whatever sequences the instructor desires. Part I contains topics on human inheritance and biotechnology. Part ... see all copies from $2.17! new only from $165.94!
7	The Prenatal Prescription more books like this by Peter W Nathanielsz, Ph.D., M.D., SC.D., Christopher Vaughan add to wishlist The Gift of Health, by UK-born Cornell professor Peter Nathanielsz, challenges the accepted wisdom that we are genetically programmed for disease. He asserts that life in the womb is the most significant aspect of our development, determining who we are and how we live after birth. Recent research has clearly demonstrated that the conditions in ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
8	Human Embryology and Developmental Biology more books like this by Bruce M Carlson add to wishlist For the latest information about embryological development, turn to "Human Embryology and Developmental Biology". This comprehensive, clearly written textbook emphasizes the molecular basis of human embryological development, explaining the "why" in addition to the "how." Many full-color clinical photographs and illustrations stress the function ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $28.00! \| first editions \| SVS
9	The Art of Genes: How Organisms Make Themselves more books like this by Enrico Coen add to wishlist 'Coen's book is spiced with historic quotations and examples of plants' and animals' intriguing behaviour contains a wealth of interesting material Coen communicates his immense learning with a hundred appealing tales' Max Perutz How is a tiny fertilised egg able to turn itself into a human being? How can an acorn transform itself into an oak tree ... see all copies from $2.85! new only from $15.99! \| first editions \| SVS
10	Making Sense of Life: Explaining Biological Development with Models, Metaphors, and Machines more books like this by Evelyn Fox Keller add to wishlist By way of describing the history of the biological sciences, Keller, an MIT Professor of History and Philosophy of Science, explains how the criteria for accepting scientific knowledge changes over time. see all copies from $4.89! new only from $11.95! \| SVS
11 view cover	Embryology: Constructing the Organism more books like this by Scott F Gilbert (Editor), Anne M Raunio (Editor) add to wishlist Embryology: Constructing the Organism concentrates on the descriptive and experimental aspects of embryology. Written by experts in each area, it brings invertebrate, vertebrate and plant embryology into a single easy-to-read and well illustrated volume. It differs from standard developmental biology texts in that it focuses on those organisms ... see all copies from $36.00!
12 view cover	Principles of Developmental Biology more books like this by Fred H Wilt, Sarah Hake add to wishlist Emphasising core techniques rather than broad comprehensiveness, this textbook concentrates on a number of carefully chosen examples in molecular and cellular biology. The opening chapters cover the development of plants. see all copies from $24.00! new only from $64.50!
13 view cover	The Social Amoebae: The Biology of Cellular Slime Molds more books like this by John Tyler Bonner add to wishlist Noted biologist and author John Tyler Bonner has experimented with cellular slime molds for more than sixty years, and he has done more than anyone else to raise these peculiar collections of amoebae from a minor biological curiosity to a major model organism - one that is widely studied for clues to the development and evolution of all living ... see all copies from $19.95! new only from $19.95! \| SVS
14 view cover	Evolutionary Developmental Biology of the Cerebral Cortex - No. 228 more books like this by Novartis Foundation Symposium add to wishlist Experts in the fields of mammalian, reptilian, avian and amphibian brain development and in evolutionary biology come together to discuss approaches towards the possible origin of the cerebral cortex, with particular emphasis on theories of the mammalian cerebral cortex. It includes: critical examinations of methods used to study homology in the ... see all copies from $37.00! new only from $37.00!
15 view cover	Key Experiments in Practical Developmental Biology more books like this by Manuel Beffa (Editor), Jennifer Knight (Editor), Manuel Mari-Beffa (Editor) add to wishlist This unique resource presents 27 easy-to-follow laboratory exercises for use in student practical classes, all of which are classic experiments in developmental biology. These are experiments that provided key insights into developmental questions, and many of them are described by the leaders in the field who carried out the original pioneering ... see all copies from $5.26! new only from $5.98! \| first editions
16 view cover	Coming to Life: How Genes Drive Development more books like this by Christiane Nusslein-Volhard add to wishlist "Coming to Life" is a remarkable journey through developmental biology to reveal the current state of knowledge of the microscopic world of cells, in particular in relation to the creation of animal life. Leading the reader step-by-step through groundbreaking discoveries, Nusslein-Volhard provides answers to some of the most intriguing questions ... see all copies from $11.17! new only from $11.17! \| SVS
17	Foundations of Animal Development more books like this by Arthur F. Hopper, Nathan H. Hart add to wishlist Through an integration of descriptive, experimental, and biochemical approaches, this intermediate-level college textbook describes the growth, differentiation and development of the individual organism. The second edition presents new material on regulation, gene action, hormonal control, ageing, cancer and immune systems, and many ... see all copies from $2.67! first editions
18 view cover	Biological Physics of the Developing Embryo more books like this by Gabor Forgacs, Stuart A Newman add to wishlist During development cells and tissues undergo changes in pattern and form that employ a wider range of physical mechanisms than at any other time in an organism's life. This book shows how physics can be used to analyze these biological phenomena. Written to be accessible to both biologists and physicists, major stages and components of the ... see all copies from $12.94! new only from $12.94! \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	Atlas of Descriptive Embryology more books like this by Gary C Schoenwolf add to wishlist For laboratory courses in Comparative Embryology/Developmental Biology. This stand-alone, fully illustrated atlas of descriptive embryology features over 300 detailed, accurate, and fully labeled illustrations (photomicrographs, line drawings, and orientation drawings). Comprehensive in coverage, it considers many different organisms, and features ... see all copies from $2.96! new only from $70.28! \| SVS
20 view cover	Freaks of Nature: What Anomalies Tell Us about Development and Evolution more books like this by Mark S Blumberg add to wishlist In most respects, Abigail and Brittany Hensel are normal American twins. Born and raised in a small town, they enjoy a close relationship, though each has her own tastes and personality. But the Hensels also share a body. Their two heads sit side-by-side on a single torso, with two arms and two legs. They have not only survived, but have developed ... see all copies from $16.78! new only from $16.78! \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	Freaks of Nature more books like this by Mark S Blumberg add to wishlist Two-legged goats, conjoined twins, 'Cyclops' infants with a single eye in the middle of their forehead, double-headed snakes, and Laloo, a man with a partially formed twin attached to his chest...In Freaks of Nature, Mark S. Blumberg turns a scientist's eye on these unusual examples of humans and other animals, showing how a subject once relegated ... see all copies from $15.76! new only from $16.14!
22 view cover	Mucosal Immunology more books like this by John Bienenstock (Editor), Warren Strober (Editor), Jerry McGhee (Editor) add to wishlist Mucosal immunology is so important since most infectious agents enter the body through the various mucous membranes, and many common infections take place in or on mucous membranes. "Mucosal Immunology", now two volumes and in its third edition, is the only comprehensive reference covering the basic science and clinical manifestations of mucosal ... see all copies from $146.04! new only from $146.04! \| SVS
23 view cover	Hierarchical Genome and Differentiation more books like this by Richard Gordon, LL. add to wishlist Since the mid-1970s, scientists have called for a unification of the fields of embryo development, genetics, and evolution. Each field has glaring holes in its ability to explain the fundamental phenomena of life. In this book, the author shows how the phenomenon of cell differentiation, considered in its temporal and spatial aspects during ... see all copies from $91.34!
24 view cover	How the Leopard Changed Its Spots: The Evolution of Complexity more books like this by Professor Brian Goodwin add to wishlist Do genes explain life? Can advances in evolutionary and molecular biology account for what we look like, how we behave, and why we die? In this powerful intervention into current biological thinking, Brian Goodwin argues that such genetic reductionism has important limits. Drawing on the sciences of complexity, the author shows how an ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $16.15! \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	Sex and the Origins of Death more books like this by William R Clark add to wishlist Death, for bacteria, is not inevitable. Protect a bacterium from predators, and provide it with adequate food and space to grow, and it would continue living--and reproducing asexually--forever. But a paramecium (a slightly more advanced single-cell organism), under the same ideal conditions, would stop dividing after about 200 generations--and ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $24.24! \| first editions \| SVS

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