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Davidson, Eric Harris was born on April 13, 1937 in New York City. Son of Morris and Anne D. Davidson.
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The interaction between biology and evolution has been the subject of great interest in recent years. Because evolution is such a highly debated topic, a biologically oriented discussion will appeal not only to scientists and biologists but also to the interested lay person. This topic will always be a subject of controversy and therefore any breaking information regarding it is of great interest. The author is a recognized expert in the field of developmental biology and has been instrumental in elucidating the relationship between biology and evolution. The study of evolution is of interest to many different kinds of people and Genomic Regulatory Systems: In Development and Evolution is written at a level that is very easy to read and understand even for the nonscientist. * Contents Include * Regulatory Hardwiring: A Brief Overview of the Genomic Control Apparatus and Its Causal Role in Development and Evolution * Inside the Cis-Regulatory Module: Control Logic and How the Regulatory Environment Is Transduced into Spatial Patterns of Gene Expression * Regulation of Direct Cell-Type Specification in Early Development * The Secret of the Bilaterians: Abstract Regulatory Design in Building Adult Body Parts * Changes That Make New Forms: Gene Regulatory Systems and the Evolution of Body Plans
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Gene regulatory networks are the most complex, extensive control systems found in nature. The interaction between biology and evolution has been the subject of great interest in recent years. The author, Eric Davidson, has been instrumental in elucidating this relationship. He is a world renowned scientist and a major contributor to the field of developmental biology. The Regulatory Genome beautifully explains the control of animal development in terms of structure/function relations of inherited regulatory DNA sequence, and the emergent properties of the gene regulatory networks composed of these sequences. New insights into the mechanisms of body plan evolution are derived from considerations of the consequences of change in developmental gene regulatory networks. Examples of crucial evidence underscore each major concept. The clear writing style explains regulatory causality without requiring a sophisticated background in descriptive developmental biology. This unique text supersedes anything currently available in the market. * The only book in the market that is solely devoted to the genomic regulatory code for animal development * Written at a conceptual level, including many novel synthetic concepts that ultimately simplify understanding * Presents a comprehensive treatment of molecular control elements that determine the function of genes * Provides a comparative treatment of development, based on principles rather than description of developmental processes * Considers the evolutionary processes in terms of the structural properties of gene regulatory networks * Includes 42 full-color descriptive figures and diagrams
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educator Molecular and developmental biologist
Davidson, Eric Harris was born on April 13, 1937 in New York City. Son of Morris and Anne D. Davidson.
Bachelor of Arts, University Pennsylvania, 1958; Doctor of Philosophy, Rockefeller U., 1963.
Research associate, Rockefeller U., 1963-1965; assistant professor, Rockefeller U., 1965-1971; associate professor development molecular biology, California Institute Technology, Pasadena, 1971-1974; professor, California Institute Technology, since 1974; Norman Chandler professor cell biology, California Institute Technology, since 1981.
(The interaction between biology and evolution has been th...)
(Gene regulatory networks are the most complex, extensive ...)
Member of National Academy of Sciences.