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developmental biology
Sign in to savediscipline that explores the processes by which individual organisms grow and develop (ontogeny)
Developmental biology is the scientific study of how individual organisms grow and develop from their earliest stages into mature forms. It matters because understanding these processes helps explain how life takes shape and can inform fields like medicine and regenerative therapy.
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Research
213,126 papers- Developmental biology.Methods (San Diego, Calif.) · 2014Krieg PADOI: 10.1016/j.ymeth.2014.03.033
- The evolution of developmental biology through conceptual and technological revolutions.ReviewCell · 2024Liberali P, Schier AFDOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2024.05.053
- Disability and developmental biology.ReviewDevelopment (Cambridge, England) · 2023Morgan JDDOI: 10.1242/dev.201905
- Wonder and awe: Developmental biology inspires.Cell · 2024Cell Editorial teamDOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2024.05.042
- Seminars in cell and developmental biology.Seminars in cell & developmental biology · 2019Smyth IM, Bertram JFDOI: 10.1016/j.semcdb.2018.11.003
- Synthetic Developmental Biology: Understanding Through Reconstitution.ReviewAnnual review of cell and developmental biology · 2020Schlissel G, Li PDOI: 10.1146/annurev-cellbio-020620-090650
- Developmental and stem cell biology's bright future.Cell · 2024Lewis J, Schuh M, Hanna JH et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2024.05.037
- The rise of developmental biology in China.ReviewDevelopment, growth & differentiation · 2022Huang X, Lin X, Liu F et al.DOI: 10.1111/dgd.12751
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Encyclopedic overview
Developmental biology is the scientific study of the processes by which animals and plants grow and develop. The field of developmental biology is further defined by its study of phenomena such as regeneration, asexual reproduction, metamorphosis, and the growth and differentiation of stem cells within the adult organism.
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