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Lewis Wolpert (1929–2021) was a distinguished developmental biologist and professor at University College London.
Known for: The Princeton Companion to Biology
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The Princeton Companion to Biology
The Princeton Companion to Biology is an authoritative reference work that provides a comprehensive overview of modern biology. It covers key concepts, discoveries, and figures across molecular biology, genetics, evolution, ecology, and neuroscience. Written by leading experts, the volume offers accessible essays, illustrations, and timelines that trace the development of biological thought and research.
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Foundations of Molecular Biology
I begin here because modern biology finds its unity in the molecule. DNA, that elegant double helix, carries within it the blueprint of every living system. We trace its discovery from the early chemical curiosity of nucleic acids to the epochal work of Watson and Crick, which unveiled the structure...
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Genetics and Genomics
If molecular biology gives us the letters, genetics teaches us the grammar of life. This section follows inheritance from Mendel’s pea plants to the modern explosion of genomics. We explore the gene as both a unit of heredity and a fluid participant in the larger genomic landscape. The sequencing re...
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