num_pages: 263
description: Chronicles the development of techniques for tissue culture, cell cloning, and the genetic analysis of somatic cells, from the early 19th century to experimentation in molecular biology in the late 20th century. Sections on somatic cells outside the body, cytogenetics, parasexual genetics, and the analysis of malignancy illuminate the many separate and sometimes conflicting lines of investigation contributing to somatic cell genetics. Includes b&amp;w photos with brief profiles of key researchers in the field. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.
language: English
title: The Cells of the Body: A History of Somatic Cell Genetics
titlecomplete: The Cells of the Body: A History of Somatic Cell Genetics
publisher: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Pr