From the Book - Regular Print
Part 1 Models: Explaining Development without the Help of Genes 11 --
1 Synthetic Biology and the Origin of Living Form 15 --
2 Morphology as a Science of Mechanical Forces 50 --
3 Untimely Births of a Mathematical Biology 79 --
Part 2 Metaphors: Genes and Developmental Narratives 113 --
4 Genes, Gene Action, and Genetic Programs 123 --
5 Taming the Cybernetic Metaphor 148 --
6 Positioning Positional Information 173 --
Part 3 Machines: Understanding Development with Computers, Recombinant DNA, and Molecular Imaging 199 --
7 Visual Culture of Molecular Embryology 205 --
8 New Roles for Mathematical and Computational Modeling 234 --
9 Synthetic Biology Redux
Computer Simulation and Artificial Life
Conclusion: Understanding Development 295.