[FRIAM] Growth and Development

[Alfredo]

There is a very particular book titled "La Complejidad y la forma" (Complexity 
and shape) written by Armando Aranda Anzaldo. The book is about embryology 
but besides the scientific aspects it includes an historic review of 
embryology and reminds different scientific points of view beginning with the 
old Egyptian culture 3500 years ago and ending with chaos. Aristoteles, 
D'Arcy Thompson (of course), Bertalanffy, Belusov, Mandelbrot, etc. and even 
Goethe are referred  in that review. Anyway, most of the book is about 
embryology. I'm not sure if the book is available in English.

Talking about morphogenesis it would be useful to read Brian Goodwin work. I 
read his book How the Leopard Changes Its Spots. This book was son 
enlightening to me.


-Alfredo Covaleda Vélez


On Sunday 15 October 2006 12:46 pm, Jochen Fromm wrote:
> The development of the phenotype is perhaps
> the most spectacular form of growth. Even if you
> know the principles of epigenesis, morphogenesis
> and molecular biology, it is still amazing how
> a redwood tree can emerge from a single seed,
> how a tyrannosaur can develop from a small egg,
> and how a single cell can grow to a blue whale.
> Does someone know good general books about this
> topic ?
>
> -J.
>
>
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