In the beginning was the worm : finding the secrets of life in a tiny hermaphrodite / Andrew Brown.
In the beginning was the worm : finding the secrets of life in a tiny hermaphrodite / Andrew Brown.
In the beginning was the worm : finding the secrets of life in a tiny hermaphrodite / Andrew Brown.
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New York : Columbia University Press, 2003.
Date
2003.
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N592.57/1
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English
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p. cm.
Contents
1. Sydney Brenner -- 2. The Worm -- 3. The Programme -- 4. The Nerves -- 5. Sulston and the Cells -- 6. Embryonic Lineage -- 7. The Worm Goes West -- 8. The DNA Revolution -- 9. The Sequence -- 10. The End.
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New York : Columbia University Press, 2003.
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New York (State)
Date Published
2003.
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Along with Horvitz he discovered the phenomenon of programmed cell death in the worm, which is essential to the way all animals grow; and Horvitz later showed that the genes which led to cell death in the worm did the same in humans." "In the Beginning Was the Worm is not just an account of the study of one small organism. It also explains why scie...
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In the beginning was the worm : finding the secrets of life in a tiny hermaphrodite / Andrew Brown.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [233]-234).
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N592.57/1
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74VKwL5LXlQX
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKwL5LXlQX
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023113147X (alk. paper)
9780231131469 (alk. paper)
0231131461 (alk. paper)
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592.57
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991018366249702626
