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Developmental Biology

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... you might be interested in this massive college textbook in developmental biology, chiefly addressing cell processes. It does presuppose a reasonable knowledge of general biology and chemistry, but given that starting point, it's quite lucid in its explanations, the visual aids are very clear and supportive of the text, and the whole volume progresses well from what you know toward what you need to know next. Most of the negative reviews here focus on what the book doesn't contain; I'm sure the reviewers had their points, in that they were probably using the book for immediate practical purposes. I've been pouring through it purely for fun. It's taken me about two years to absorb enough of it to be ready for the test. The good news is that, ha ha, I don't take tests any more!

This is the 1997 Fifth Edition. I'm well aware that the current state of the field of molecular biology is already beyond the contents of this textbook, but as far as I can tell from my armchair, everything you might want to learn about current research will require the kind of fundamentals presented in this text. Read it, and then you'll be ready for phosphorescent color-coding of your own mouse neurons!

a Clear text where is explained all in a very interesting way and with a lot of really great pictures!!!.... if you want to learn about development, this is the book to shop.

As a student of biotechnology and bioinformatics, this text is the most informative book I have ever read. I gleamed more knowledge from this book than any other. It is amazing how much we have discovered about the genetics of development. I look forward to the next edition. the only thing missing was a complete listing of different phenotypes associated with different Hox code combinations.