First signals : the evolution of multicellular development /

First signals : the evolution of multicellular development /

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Author / Creator:	Bonner, John Tyler.
Imprint:	Princeton : Princeton University Press, ©2000.
Description:	1 online resource (xi, 146 pages) : illustrations
Language:	English
Subject:	Multicellularity. Developmental biology. Developmental cytology. Cells -- Evolution. Cell interaction. Multicellularity. Cell interaction. Cells -- Evolution. Developmental biology. Developmental cytology. Biogenesis. Evolution. Genetic Phenomena. Cell Physiological Phenomena. Biochemical Phenomena. Biological Phenomena. Chemical Phenomena. Phenomena and Processes. Organelle Biogenesis. Signal Transduction. Cell Differentiation. Biological Evolution. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11212367

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ISBN:	9781400830589 1400830583 9780691070377 0691070377 0691070377 0691070385 9780691070384
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 135-142) and index. Print version record.
Summary:	The enormous recent success of molecular developmental biology has yielded a vast amount of new information on the details of development. So much so that we risk losing sight of the underlying principles that apply to all development. To cut through this thicket, John Tyler Bonner ponders a moment in evolution when development was at its most basic--the moment when signaling between cells began. Although multicellularity arose numerous times, most of those events happened many millions of years ago. Many of the details of development that we see today, even in simple organisms, accrued over a long evolutionary timeline, and the initial events are obscured. The relatively uncomplicated and easy-to-grow cellular slime molds offer a unique opportunity to analyze development at a primitive stage and perhaps gain insight into how early multicellular development might have started. --From publisher's description.
Other form:	Print version: Bonner, John Tyler. First signals. Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2000 9780691070384

Table of Contents:

Preface
Chapter 1. Introduction
Chapter 2. From Embryology to Developmental Biology
Chapter 3. The Origin of Multicellularity
Chapter 4. Size and Evolution
Chapter 5. The Evolution of Signaling
Chapter 6. The Basic Elements of Multicellular Development
Chapter 7. Development in the Cellular Slime Molds
Chapter 8. Conclusion
Bibliography
Index