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Life's blueprint : the science and art of embryo creation / Benny Shilo

by Benny Shilo

An overview of recent advances in developmental biology and the genetic mechanisms of embryonic growth. The text uses photographic analogies between cellular processes and human society to explain complex concepts and potential future medical applications.

Accession 12440 ISBN 9780300196634 Publisher Yale University Press
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