What history tells us XVII. Conrad Waddington and the nature of life

Journal of Biosciences

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 195-198

  Morange, Michel ^a  

^a ECOLE NORMALE SUPÉRIEURE   (France)

Author keywords

Epigenetic landscape; Epigenetics; Genetic assimilation; Progress; Vitalism

Indexed keywords

BIOGRAPHY; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; EVOLUTIONARY THEORY; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; POPULATION GENETICS; SELECTION;

ECOLOGY; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EPIGENETICS; EVOLUTION; HISTORY; LIFE; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; REVIEW; SCIENTIST;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE DISCIPLINES; EVOLUTION; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 69249181849     PISSN: 02505991     EISSN: 02505991     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12038-009-0022-6     Document Type: Review

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