Annual review of cell and developmental biology; v.22, 2006.0824331222 Annual review of cell and developmental biology Developmental biology A large field of investigation that includes the study of all changes associated with an organism as it progresses through the life cycle. The life cycles of all multicellular organisms exhibit many similarities. ; v.22, 2006. Ed. by Randy Schekman Randy Schekman is an American cell biologist. In 2002, Schekman received the Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research and Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize of Columbia University along with James Rothman for their discovery of cellular membrane trafficking, a process that et al. Annual Reviews 2006 795 pages $200.00 Hardcover QH691 Twenty-six contributions from leading researchers discuss recent findings in cell and developmental biology. Sample topics include cellulose synthesis in higher plants; neural crest Neural crest A strip of ectodermal material in the early vertebrate embryo inserted between the prospective neural plate and epidermis. After closure of the neural tube the crest cells migrate into the body and give rise to parts of the neural system: the main stem and progenitor cells; and blood cell development in the animal kingdom. The volume also features a personal account by J.B. Gurdon tracing events leading from the earliest successes in vertebrate nuclear transfer to future prospects for the use of nuclear reprogramming Reprogramming refers to erasure and remodeling of epigenetic marks, such as DNA methylation, during mammalian development[1]. After fertilization some cells of the newly formed embryo migrate to the germinal ridge and will eventually become the germ cells in cell replacement therapy. Editor Schekman is affiliated with the U. of California, Berkeley. ([c]20072005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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