Product Description

"Developmental Biology" returns in its ground-breaking new edition. Tried and tested through eight previous editions, Scott F. Gilbert has an uncanny knack of captivating student interest, opening minds to the wonder of developmental biology, whilst at the same time covering all the required material with true scientific rigour. With material on the latest research and a thorough updating throughout, readers will find the book to be one of the most important assets available to studying this frontline field of science.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #312579 in Books
• Published on: 2006-05-10
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 785 pages

Kristian Prydz, Journal of Cell Science
'This latest edition of Developmental Biology by Gilbert is anything but a routine 'yet another' edition: it is fresh.'

The Bulletin of the Royal College of Pathologists (on the fifth edition)
'This is undoubtedly the best developmental biology text for final year undergraduates and graduate students.'

Kristian Prydz, Journal of Cell Science
‘…Gilbert has a remarkable capacity to synthesize new developments (including this year's findings) into new concepts, rather then simply summarizing primary research publications...'

Customer Reviews

excellent all-round review of development inc. genetics.
Chapter by chapter explanations of the whole of development - other books (wolpert) are also very good but don't necessarily cover as much, although obviously this book does not cover everything to huge depth either, it is still perhaps better than others. When I was an undergraduate student this was the recommended text book (an earlier edition), now that I'm working as a post graduate in a lab we have the most recent edition and find it to be superb for referencing matters that we don't know much about. The book covers all the major model organisms with reasonable clarity and is pretty good for distinguishing what really is known and what is/was speculation. Strongly recommend.

listed as a second-hand book, but it is quite new and in a good condition. Very helpful for beginner of developmental biology.
listed as a second-hand book, but it is quite new and in a good condition. Very helpful for beginner of developmental biology. though it is not the newest version, the price is reasonable