A Conceptual History Of Modern Embryology

Author : Scott F. Gilbert
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1461568234
Total Pages : 273 pages
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Download or read book A Conceptual History of Modern Embryology written by Scott F. Gilbert and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-11-11 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Glory to the science of embryology!" So Johannes Holtfreter closed his letter to this editor when he granted permission to publish his article in this volume. And glory there is: glory in the phenomenon of animals developing their complex morphologies from fertilized eggs, and glory in the efforts of a relatively small group of scientists to understand these wonderful events. Embryology is unique among the biological disciplines, for it denies the hegemony of the adult and sees value (indeed, more value) in the stages that lead up to the fully developed organism. It seeks the origin, and not merely the maintenance, of the body. And if embryology is the study of the embryo as seen over time, the history of embryology is a second-order derivative, seeing how the study of embryos changes over time. As Jane Oppenheimer pointed out, "Sci ence, like life itself, indeed like history, itself, is a historical phenomenon. It can build itself only out of its past. " Thus, there are several ways in which embryology and the history of embryology are similar. Each takes a current stage of a developing entity and seeks to explain the paths that brought it to its present condition. Indeed, embryology used to be called Entwicklungsgeschichte, the developmental history of the organism. Both embryology and its history interpret the interplay between internal factors and external agents in the causation of new processes and events.

Author : Scott F. Gilbert
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ISBN 13 : 9781461568247
Total Pages : 284 pages
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Author : Joseph Needham
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1107475546
Total Pages : 337 pages
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Download or read book A History of Embryology written by Joseph Needham and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2015-01-29 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1959, this book describes the Western history of embryology from prehistoric concepts of foetal growth to the close of the eighteenth century.

Author : Charles W. Bodemer
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780030689802
Total Pages : 508 pages
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Download or read book Modern Embryology written by Charles W. Bodemer and published by . This book was released on 1968 with total page 508 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Frank J. Dye
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1118076516
Total Pages : 257 pages
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Download or read book Dictionary of Developmental Biology and Embryology written by Frank J. Dye and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2012-02-21 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A newly revised edition of the standard reference for the field today—updated with new terms, major discoveries, significant scientists, and illustrations Developmental biology is the study of the mechanisms of development, differentiation, and growth in animals and plants at the molecular, cellular, and genetic levels. The discipline has gained prominence in part due to new interdisciplinary approaches and advances in technology, which have led to the rapid emergence of new concepts and words. The Dictionary of Developmental Biology and Embryology, Second Edition is the first comprehensive reference focused on the field's terms, research, history, and people. This authoritative A-to-Z resource covers classical morphological and cytological terms along with those from modern genetics and molecular biology. Extensively cross-referenced, the Dictionary includes definitions of terms, explanations of concepts, and biographies of historical figures. Comparative aspects are described in order to provide a sense of the evolution of structures, and topics range from fundamental terminology, germ layers, and induction to RNAi, evo-devo, stem cell differentiation, and more. Readers will find such features of embryology and developmental biology as: Vertebrates Invertebrates Plants Developmental genetics Evolutionary developmental biology Molecular developmental biology Medical embryology The author's premium on accessibility allows readers at all levels to enhance their vocabulary in their field and understand terminology beyond their specific focus. Researchers and students in developmental biology, cell biology, developmental genetics, and embryology will find the dictionary to be a vital resource.

Author : National Academy of Sciences
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309060311
Total Pages : 388 pages
Book Rating : 4.18/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Biographical Memoirs written by National Academy of Sciences and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 1998-07-01 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Biographic Memoirs: Volume 73 contains the biographies of deceased members of the National Academy of Sciences and bibliographies of their published works. Each biographical essay was written by a member of the Academy familiar with the professional career of the deceased. For historical and bibliographical purposes, these volumes are worth returning to time and again.

Author : Frank J. Dye
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1118867750
Total Pages : 376 pages
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Download or read book Dictionary of Stem Cells, Regenerative Medicine, and Translational Medicine written by Frank J. Dye and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2017-02-15 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stem cells, regenerative medicine, and translational medicine, are all areas of burgeoning basic research and clinical application. This dictionary includes the fundamental terminology of each of these areas, the major discoveries and significant scientists that comprise the history and current development of the field, as well as a number of concepts. The vocabulary is presented within the broader lexicon of developmental biology and embryology, which provides context for these three fields. Topics covered range from stem cells (embryonic, adult, and iPSCs) to teratology. The inclusion of extensive cross-referencing of the terms will enable readers to broaden their understanding of them. The Dictionary of Stem Cells, Regenerative Medicine, and Translational Medicine will provide both the basic background terminology needed by pre-health professions/biology major undergraduate students and early-stage graduate students, as well as being a valuable reference for university professors, researchers and peers in related disciplines.

Author : Michael Dietrich
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 9783319901183
Total Pages : 527 pages
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Download or read book Handbook of the Historiography of Biology written by Michael Dietrich and published by Springer. This book was released on 2021-01-20 with total page 527 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This handbook offers original, critical perspectives on different approaches to the history of biology. This collection is intended to start a new conversation among historians of biology regarding their work, its history, and its future. Historical scholarship does not take place in isolation: As historians create their narratives describing the past, they are in dialogue not only with their sources but with other historians and other narratives. One important task for the historian is to place her narrative in a historiographic lineage. Each author in this collection offers their particular perspective on the historiography of a range of topics from Model Organisms to Eugenics, Molecular Biology to Biotechnology, Women, Race, Scientific Biography, Genetics, Darwin and more. Rather than comprehensive literature reviews, the essays critically reflect upon important historiographic trends, offering pointed appraisals of the field by leading scholars. Other authors will surely have different perspectives, and this is the beauty and challenge of history-making. The Handbook of the Historiography of Biology presents an opportunity to engage with each other about how the history of biology has been and will be written.

Author : Joseph Needham
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
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Download or read book A History of Embryology written by Joseph Needham and published by . This book was released on 1959 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Manfred Dietrich Laubichler
Publisher : MIT Press (MA)
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 592 pages
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Download or read book From Embryology to Evo-devo written by Manfred Dietrich Laubichler and published by MIT Press (MA). This book was released on 2007 with total page 592 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Historians, philosophers, sociologists, and biologists explore the history of the idea that embryological development and evolution are linked.