Developmental Genetics

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Developmental Genetics

Judith Cebra-Thomas
Fall 2003

Human development: cloning, stem cells and tissue engineering

The seminar will focus on the therapeutic applications of developmental biology. We will focus on early development and cloning, organogenesis and tissue engineering, and the isolation, differentiation and potential uses of adult and embryonic stem cells. The laboratory will consist of an introduction to techniques used to study and manipulate gene expression in chicks and mammals, and then of group projects involving some aspect of cell differentiation or organogenesis.

Required reading:

Gilbert, Scott, Developmental Biology, 7th edition, Sinauer Press 2003

Kolata, Gina, Clone: the Road to Dolly, and the Path Ahead, William Morrow, 1998

Silver, Lee, Remaking Eden: Cloning and Beyond in a Brave New World,
Avon Books, 1997; pp. 1-11, 91-130

Andrew, Lori, The Clone Age,

Recommended:

Moody, Sally, Cell Lineage and Fate Determination, Academic Press 1999


		Developmental Genetics
		Judith Cebra-Thomas Fall 2003
		Human development: cloning, stem cells and tissue engineering
		The seminar will focus on the therapeutic applications of developmental biology. We will focus on early development and cloning, organogenesis and tissue engineering, and the isolation, differentiation and potential uses of adult and embryonic stem cells. The laboratory will consist of an introduction to techniques used to study and manipulate gene expression in chicks and mammals, and then of group projects involving some aspect of cell differentiation or organogenesis. Required reading: Gilbert, Scott, Developmental Biology, 7th edition, Sinauer Press 2003 Kolata, Gina, Clone: the Road to Dolly, and the Path Ahead, William Morrow, 1998 Silver, Lee, Remaking Eden: Cloning and Beyond in a Brave New World, Avon Books, 1997; pp. 1-11, 91-130 Andrew, Lori, The Clone Age, Recommended: Moody, Sally, Cell Lineage and Fate Determination, Academic Press 1999