Annual Review of Cell & Developmental Bi

The 18th volume in this annual review begins with a preface by one of the editors, Randy Schekman (U. of California, Berkeley), concerning the obligation of scientists to see that funds allotted for research in response to terrorism are invested wisely, and to offer advice to legislative representatives concerning views of biology and evolution. Among the topics covered in 24 contributions: membrane traffic exploited by protein toxins, the mechanisms of pollination and fertilization in plants, membrane fusion in eukaryotic cells, molecular mechanisms of epithelial morphogenesis, regulatory principles of developmental signaling, chromatin remodeling in the past, and others.
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