WIREs Developmental Biology
- An important new forum to promote cross-disciplinary discussion, published in association with the Society for Developmental Biology
- An authoritative, encyclopedic resource addressing key topics from the perspectives of cell and molecular biology, stem cell biology, plant biology, evolutionary biology, anatomy, physiology, and neuroscience
- Now indexed by MEDLINE/PubMed
- Offers FREE downloadable PowerPoint presentations of figures for non-profit, educational use
- Access is FREE for Society for Developmental Biology members
Latest Articles
Overviews
- Birth defects associated with perturbations in preimplantation, gastrulation, and axis extension: from conjoined twinning to caudal dysgenesis
- The evolution of the neural crest: new perspectives from lamprey and invertebrate neural crest‐like cells
Advanced Reviews
- Morphogenesis of simple leaves: regulation of leaf size and shape
- Embryonic and larval neural connectivity: progressive changes in synapse form and function at the neuromuscular junction mediated by cytoskeletal regulation
Focus Articles
- Cytoplasmic protein motility and polarized sorting during asymmetric cell division
- The many functions of mRNA localization during normal development and disease: from pillar to post
Editorial Commentary
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Evolution & Development
Evolution of homeobox genes
Advanced Review
Peter W. H. Holland
Evolution and development in cave animals: from fish to crustaceans
Advanced Review
Meredith Protas,William R. Jeffery
The evolution and development of mammalian flight
Focus Article
Lisa Noelle Cooper,Chris J. Cretekos,Karen E. Sears
The evolution of the neural crest: new perspectives from lamprey and invertebrate neural crest‐like cells
Overview
Daniel Meulemans Medeiros
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Is intrigued by one of the key questions in developmental biology: how cells acquire their identities. This is an important question in human development, where stem cells divide and differentiate into skin, muscle, fat etc. It is equally central to plant development, where most organs and cells are formed from stem cell populations known as meristems. The Benfey lab addresses this question using a combination of genetics, molecular biology, and genomics to identify and characterize the genes that regulate formation of the root in the plant model system, Arabidopsis thaliana. The choice of the root as a model was based on the simplicity of its organization and its stereotyped developmental program.
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