Coming to Life: How Genes Drive Development (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780967007670)

Coming to Life is a remarkable journey through developmental biology that reveals miraculous processes in the microscopic world of cells. Through an accounting of groundbreaking discoveries, Christiane Nusslein-Volhard tells us many answers to historical and contemporary questions in science. For example, she brings us the newest knowledge about embryonic forms, explains the genetic mechanisms that influence adult development of all animals, and shares insights into the ethical standards society moist uphold in the face of new scientific discoveries.

As the author leads us from laboratory research to its applications in human beings, we also come to understand why children look like their parents, how an embryonic cell knows to become an eye rather than an eyelash, and other incredible influences hat result in variety in life. Complete with her own hand-drawn illustrations, Coming to Life gives a rare opportunity to understand a Nobel Prize-winner's passion for science in concise, understandable language. 55 b/w illustrations.

Author: Christiane Nusslein-Volhard
ISBN-10: 0967007674
ISBN-13: 9780967007670
Publisher: Kales Press
Language: English
Published: 04/01/2006
Pages: 181
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.04lbs
Size: 9.26h x 6.36w x 0.76d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 11/01/2006 pg. 505