developmental biology
noun
: a discipline of biology concerned with the processes and mechanisms that control and influence the development and growth of organisms especially from a molecular, cellular, or genetic perspective see evolutionary developmental biology
developmental biologist
noun
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Hox genes are in developmental biology associated with complex body plans.
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Quanta Magazine, 28 Mar. 2024
Whether human embryos are human beings is a question resolved by human embryology and developmental biology.
—Robert P. George, National Review, 18 Mar. 2024
The niche subspecialty demands delicate hands, unflappable focus, and a nuanced understanding of developmental biology.
—Megan Molteni, STAT, 21 Feb. 2024
In the 1970s and ’80s, the idea that genes for essential functions had highly conserved sequences and vice versa dominated the fields of evolution and developmental biology.
—Quanta Magazine, 16 Nov. 2020
Her husband is studying for a doctorate in biochemistry, cell and developmental biology, and Ms. Buehler is an engineer for the Environmental Protection Agency.
—Jessica Fu, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2023
Claire Sattler, who studies molecular, cellular, and developmental biology and has also been involved with over a dozen student theater productions at Yale as a performer, director, producer, designer or dramaturg, will compete on Feb. 27 at the beginning of the second week of the quarterfinals.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 13 Feb. 2023
This discovery happened when Rocío Deanna, a postdoctoral researcher in ecology and evolutionary biology, and Abel Campos, an undergraduate double majoring in evolutionary biology and molecular, cellular, and developmental biology were visiting the CU Boulder Museum of Natural History in 2021.
—Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 5 May 2023
Momentum for new ideas in Alzheimer’s research joined advances in neuroscience, developmental biology and origin-of-life studies to make 2022 a memorable year of biological insights.
—John Rennie, Quanta Magazine, 21 Dec. 2022
Quanta Magazine, 28 Mar. 2024
Whether human embryos are human beings is a question resolved by human embryology and developmental biology.
—Robert P. George, National Review, 18 Mar. 2024
The niche subspecialty demands delicate hands, unflappable focus, and a nuanced understanding of developmental biology.
—Megan Molteni, STAT, 21 Feb. 2024
In the 1970s and ’80s, the idea that genes for essential functions had highly conserved sequences and vice versa dominated the fields of evolution and developmental biology.
—Quanta Magazine, 16 Nov. 2020
Her husband is studying for a doctorate in biochemistry, cell and developmental biology, and Ms. Buehler is an engineer for the Environmental Protection Agency.
—Jessica Fu, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2023
Claire Sattler, who studies molecular, cellular, and developmental biology and has also been involved with over a dozen student theater productions at Yale as a performer, director, producer, designer or dramaturg, will compete on Feb. 27 at the beginning of the second week of the quarterfinals.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 13 Feb. 2023
This discovery happened when Rocío Deanna, a postdoctoral researcher in ecology and evolutionary biology, and Abel Campos, an undergraduate double majoring in evolutionary biology and molecular, cellular, and developmental biology were visiting the CU Boulder Museum of Natural History in 2021.
—Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 5 May 2023
Momentum for new ideas in Alzheimer’s research joined advances in neuroscience, developmental biology and origin-of-life studies to make 2022 a memorable year of biological insights.
—John Rennie, Quanta Magazine, 21 Dec. 2022
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“Developmental biology.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/developmental%20biology. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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