Development 1994

[henry@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Henry Gee)]

Palaeontologists interested in all matters relating to ontogeny and
phylogeny will be intrigued by the publication of the 1994 Supplement
to the journal *Development*, entitled 'The Evolution of Developmental
Mechanisms' or words to that effect, which just landed on my desk.

Our molecular colleagues are at last sitting up and taking notice of
the enriching contributions of palaeontology and comparative anatomy.
Conversely, molecular biologists are now making real contributions to the
solutions to hoary old chestnuts such as the origins of the vertebrate
head, ditto the tetrapod limb, the 'Cambrian Explosion' and other good
things.

The usual stars (notably Peter Holland) are joined by palaeontologists
such as Simon Conway Morris and Mike Coates, hardly regular contributors
to *Development*. 

It looks like a veritable feast, and well worth a trip to the library.

Read it and surprise your molecular colleagues with your knowledge of
such arcana as Hox genes, genetic duplications, Spemann's Organiser, etc. 

-- 
Henry Gee

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