Bøker av C. H. Waddington

Theoretical biology is still in its early stages as an academic discipline

Theoretical biology is still in its early stages as an academic discipline

Originally published in 1952 as part of the Cambridge Biological Studies series, this book presents contemporary theories on embryology using the example of the bird embryo. Waddington reviews the modern experimental embryology of birds, and touches on topics such as plumage development and the developmental actions of mutant genes.

Biological Processes in Living Systems is the fourth and final volume of the Toward a Theoretical Biology series. It contains essays that deal in detail with particular biological processes: morphogenesis of pattern, the development of neuronal networks, evolutionary processes, and others. The main thrust of this volume brings relevance to the general underlying nature of living systems and adds new depth to the field by stressing the structure of language as a paradigm for a theory of general biology.