Developmental Biology

by Scott F. Gilbert

During the past four years, the field of developmental biology has begun a new metamorphosis. The Ninth Edition of Developmental Biology mirrors this shift with a wholly revised text, over 600 new literature citations, and substantial reorganization of content. The introductory section has been streamlined from six chapters to three one each on developmental anatomy, the mechanisms of gene regulation during differentiation, and cell cell communication during morphogenesis. Another new feature is the addition of short part openers that address key concerns in developmental biology. These provide an introduction to the subsequent chapters, telling the reader what to expect and placing that information into a specific context. Each chapter ends with a guide to Web-based resources relevant to that chapter s content, and the Ninth Edition is the first to include a glossary of key terms. Some of the new material in this edition includes: mesenchymal and induced pluripotent stem cells; the transdifferentiation of pancreatic cells; new data on sea urchin micromere specification; the mechanisms whereby Sry and Wnt signaling determine mammalian sex; the memory of cell fate during amphibian limb regeneration; how bats got their wings and how dachshunds got their short legs.

Genres: Biology, Science, Textbooks, Nonfiction, Evolution, Medicine, School

711 pages, Hardcover

First published November 13, 1988

About the author

Scott Frederick Gilbert is an American evolutionary developmental biologist and historian of biology. Scott Gilbert is the Howard A. Schneiderman Professor of Biology at Swarthmore College and a Finland Distinguished Professor at the University of Helsinki.

Reviews

[Salma El-Shafie]

I love this book! i used to walk around all campus carrying it, not minding how heavy it is. all the chapters are incredibly interesting, I wouldn't close the book until I finish the chapter and absorb and understand how a certain aspect of embryo development happens. each chapter is full of awesome experiments that make you conclude the facts instead of reading them straight away which would have been boring.

This definately is my favorite biology book. it deserves a 5 star rating!and you don't have to be a science student/person to enjoy it :)

[Sintija Valucka]

This is an excellent book for those who are studying developmental biology, are developmental biologists or are simply deeply interested in this subject.

[Nun]

I have read some chapters of this book as a resource of my developmental biology course. In some parts, it was as if a long literature review. This, beside having a thorough overview of all aspects of developmental biology, it has sometimes blurred the major conclusions that can be drawn out.
(One confusion that we, in class, went through was that of molecular mechanisms of left-right axis in vertebrates). Which could be justified by the overall complexity of such a field and the vast ambiguity of its underlaying molecular mechanisms that are still unknown.

[Manas]

This Book is great for critical studies on Developmental biology. This book covers all areas of it. Good stuff.

[Elari]

This remains my favorite book--and class--out of my five years as an undergraduate.

[Bogdan Toma]

Top notch, the molecular complexity underlying embryological development blew my mind at the time I read this book. Made me daydream about migrating neural crest cells and their diverging paths... 5/5

[Aamir Habib]

Nice book

[Umesh Yogi]

Nice book

[Muhammad Adil]

I want to read a book but how we can see.

[Jordan Matz]

This book was terrible! I thought it had way too much information in so many parts that made it difficult to get through and in some parts it seemed as if there was not enough information. Overall, the set-up was confusing-- especially taking it model system by model system and I was unimpressed.

[TheDiversePhDReads]

Good refernce text for students and for developmental biologists.

[Kristin]

needs a glossary!

[Eric Hexem]

Such a good book! Insightful and interesting.

[Aya]

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