History
of Developmental Biology
vs Physio-Chemical Reductionism
(1800 - 1879) synthesizes urea (1828)
The Father of
Organic Chemistry, or the "W枚hler Myth" ?
Determinative vs Regulative Development
(1850 - 1924)
Mosaicism of "Half"-Frog
embryo (1888 experiments)
(1867 - 1941)
Pluripotency of
4-cell sea urchin embryos (1892 experiments)
(1869 - 1941) [Nobel, 1935] -
Microsurgical techniques
Grey Crescent
- determination of Dorsal / Ventral axis
Induction
of Eye
Organizer
Principle & H
Mangold - determination of three-layered gastrula
embryo
(1910 - 1999) "" []
HOMEWORK:
What is the original
distinction between Organic & Inorganic chemistry,
as compared to the present distinction?
Compare and contrast Vitalism
with Reductionism as theories of the development
of living beings.