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NUSSLEIN-VOLHARD, Christiane was born on October 20, 1942 in Magdeburg. Daughter of Rolf Volhard and Brigitte Volhard (née Haas).
( Christiane Nusslein-Volhard, winner of The Nobel Prize ...)
Christiane Nusslein-Volhard, winner of The Nobel Prize in Medicine, gives a concise and illustrative overview of genetics, evolution, and cellular processes as well as a discussing of current ethical issues in human biology. 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.
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NUSSLEIN-VOLHARD, Christiane was born on October 20, 1942 in Magdeburg. Daughter of Rolf Volhard and Brigitte Volhard (née Haas).
Diploma in Biochemistry, Eberhard Karls University, Tübingen, Germany, 1968. Doctor of Philosophy in Biology, University Tübingen, 1973. Doctor of Science (honorary), Oxford University, 2005.
Doctor of Science (honorary), Yale University.
Research associate Max-Planck Institute Virus Research, Tübingen, 1972-1974. Postdoctoral fellow Biozentrum, University Basel, Switzerland, 1975-1976, University Freiburg, Germany, 1977. Head research group European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Heidelberg, Germany, 1978-1980.
Research group leader Friedrich-Miescher Laboratory, Tübingen, 1981-1985. Director genetics division Max-Planck Institute Development Biology, since 1985.
( Christiane Nusslein-Volhard, winner of The Nobel Prize ...)
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Author: Of Fish, Fly, Worm, and Man: Lessons from Developmental Biology for Human Gene Function and Disease, 2000, Zebrafish: A Practical Approach, 2002, Coming to Life: How Genes Drive Development, 2006. Contributor articles to professional journals.
Founder Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard Foundation, 1994. Member National Ethics Council Germany, since 2001. Member of National Academy of Sciences, American Philosophical Society, European Molecular Biology Organization, Royal Society.