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by Sanjeev Kumar (Editor), Peter J. Bentley (Editor) "Man has walked on the moon, explored the deepest oceans and built atomic-scale processing devices..." (more)
Key Phrases: fractal proteins, mover protein, mononucleate cells, Oxford University Press, International Conference, Journal of Theoretical Biology (more...)
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"The book has all the materialsÂ…to equip the biologists and computer scientists who will take the subject forward."
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"The book has all the materials--case studies from the seashore, the growing flower-garden, and desert-striding camels; background engineering and developmental genetics; as well as conceptual and inspirational pieces--to equip the biologists and computer scientists who will take the subject forward."
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  • Hardcover: 472 pages
  • Publisher: Academic Press; 1 edition (December 22, 2003)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0124287654
  • ISBN-13: 978-0124287655
  • Product Dimensions: 9.7 x 7.4 x 1.1 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 2.7 pounds
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  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,734,916 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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fractal proteins, mover protein, mononucleate cells, evolutionary developmental system, newt myotubes, urodele regeneration, artificial genomes, sensory threads, prestalk cells, cell signalling events, activator maximum, jth gene, mutational robustness, mammalian myotubes, direct encoding schemes, computational development, mouse myotubes, genetic regulatory networks, dendritic protein, limb blastema, phenotype parameter, update string, sensory tissue, adhesion hypothesis, chemical map
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Oxford University Press, International Conference, Journal of Theoretical Biology, Cambridge University Press, Elsevier Ltd, European Conference, Academic Press, Technical Report, Morgan Kaufmann, Blind Watchmaker, Evolvable Systems, Natl Acad, The Origins of Order, Artificial Intelligence, Lewis Wolpert, Principles of Development, Blackwell Science, Bradford Books, D'Arcy Thompson, Harvard University Press, Lecture Notes, Maynard Smith, New York, Proceedings of the Fourth International Workshop, Simulation of Adaptive Behavior
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