The physics of development 100 years after D'Arcy Thompson's “on growth and form”

Briscoe, James; Kicheva, Anna

The physics of development 100 years after D'Arcy Thompson's “on growth and form”

Briscoe J, Kicheva A. 2017. The physics of development 100 years after D’Arcy Thompson’s “on growth and form”. Mechanisms of Development. 145, 26–31.

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10.1016/j.mod.2017.03.005

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Briscoe, James; Kicheva, Anna^ISTA

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Kicheva Group

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Coordination of Patterning And Growth In the Spinal Cord

Abstract

By applying methods and principles from the physical sciences to biological problems, D'Arcy Thompson's On Growth and Form demonstrated how mathematical reasoning reveals elegant, simple explanations for seemingly complex processes. This has had a profound influence on subsequent generations of developmental biologists. We discuss how this influence can be traced through twentieth century morphologists, embryologists and theoreticians to current research that explores the molecular and cellular mechanisms of tissue growth and patterning, including our own studies of the vertebrate neural tube.

Publishing Year

2017

Date Published

2017-06-01

Journal Title

Mechanisms of Development

Volume

145

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26 - 31

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09254773

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685

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Briscoe J, Kicheva A. The physics of development 100 years after D’Arcy Thompson’s “on growth and form.” Mechanisms of Development. 2017;145:26-31. doi:10.1016/j.mod.2017.03.005

Briscoe, J., & Kicheva, A. (2017). The physics of development 100 years after D’Arcy Thompson’s “on growth and form.” Mechanisms of Development. Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mod.2017.03.005

Briscoe, James, and Anna Kicheva. “The Physics of Development 100 Years after D’Arcy Thompson’s ‘on Growth and Form.’” Mechanisms of Development. Elsevier, 2017. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mod.2017.03.005.

J. Briscoe and A. Kicheva, “The physics of development 100 years after D’Arcy Thompson’s ‘on growth and form,’” Mechanisms of Development, vol. 145. Elsevier, pp. 26–31, 2017.

Briscoe J, Kicheva A. 2017. The physics of development 100 years after D’Arcy Thompson’s “on growth and form”. Mechanisms of Development. 145, 26–31.

Briscoe, James, and Anna Kicheva. “The Physics of Development 100 Years after D’Arcy Thompson’s ‘on Growth and Form.’” Mechanisms of Development, vol. 145, Elsevier, 2017, pp. 26–31, doi:10.1016/j.mod.2017.03.005.

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