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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Humans tend to put our own intelligence on a pedestal.
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ach of us starts life as a single cell.
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Barlow received a bachelor's degree in genetics from the University of California, Berkeley and a master's in genetics and developmental biology from Cornell University.
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Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 7 Apr. 2025
Introduction Contributing Writer March 21, 2025 biology cancer cells development developmental biology DNA epigenetics gene regulation metabolism mitochondria stem cells All topics
(opens a new tab)
ach of us starts life as a single cell.
—Viviane Callier, Quanta Magazine, 21 Mar. 2025
Mitochondria May Keep Time for Cells developmental biology What Makes Life Tick?
—Viviane Callier, Quanta Magazine, 21 Mar. 2025
Barlow received a bachelor's degree in genetics from the University of California, Berkeley and a master's in genetics and developmental biology from Cornell University.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 21 Feb. 2025
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“Developmental biology.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/developmental%20biology. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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