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On growth, form and computers /

Conceived for both computer scientists and biologists alike, this collection of 22 essays highlights the important new role that computers play in developmental biology research. Essays show how through computer modeling, researchers gain further insight into developmental processes. Featured essays...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Kumar, Sanjeev, 1974- (Editor ), Bentley, Peter J., 1972- (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam ; London : Elsevier Academic Press, �2003.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • An Introduction to Computational Development
  • Relationships Between Development and Evolution
  • The Principles of Cell Signalling
  • From Genotype to Phenotype
  • Plasticity & Reprogramming of Differentiated Cells in Amphibian Regeneration
  • Qualitative Modelling & Simulation of Developmental Regulatory Networks
  • Models for Pattern Formation & the Position-Specific Activation of Genes
  • Signalling in Multicellular Models of Plant Development
  • Computing An Organism
  • Broken Symmetries & Biological Patterns
  • Using Mechanics to Map Genotype to Phenotype
  • How Synthetic Biology Provides Insights into Contact-Mediated Lateral Inhibition & other Mechanisms
  • The Evolution of Evolvability
  • Artificial Genomes as Models of Gene Regulation
  • Evolving the Program for a Cell
  • Combining Developmental Processes & Their Physics in an Artificial Evolutionary System to Evolve Shapes
  • Evolution of Differentiated Multi-threaded Digital Organisms
  • Artificial Life Models of Neural Development Evolving Computational Neural Systems Using Synthetic Developmental Mechanisms
  • A Developmental Model for the Evolution of Complete Autonomous Agents
  • Harnessing Morphogenesis
  • Evolvable Hardware.