Developmental Biology (DB) publishes original research on mechanisms of development, differentiation, and growth in animals and plants at the molecular, cellular, genetic and evolutionary levels. Areas of particular emphasis include transcriptional control mechanisms, embryonic patterning, cell-cell interactions, growth factors and signal transduction, and regulatory hierarchies in developing plants and animals.Research Areas Include:? Molecular genetics of development ? Control of gene expression ? Cell interactions and cell-matrix interactions ? Mechanisms of differentiation ? Growth factors and oncogenes ? Regulation of stem cell populations ? Evolution of developmental control ? Gametogenesis and fertilization

發(fā)育生物學(xué)(DB)發(fā)表關(guān)于動(dòng)物和植物在分子、細(xì)胞、遺傳和進(jìn)化水平上的發(fā)育、分化和生長機(jī)制的原始研究。特別強(qiáng)調(diào)的領(lǐng)域包括轉(zhuǎn)錄控制機(jī)制、胚胎模式、細(xì)胞-細(xì)胞相互作用、生長因子和信號(hào)轉(zhuǎn)導(dǎo)，以及植物和動(dòng)物發(fā)育中的調(diào)控層次。研究領(lǐng)域包括:?發(fā)育的分子遺傳學(xué)?控制基因表達(dá)?細(xì)胞相互作用和細(xì)胞基質(zhì)相互作用?差異化機(jī)制?生長因子和致癌基因?干細(xì)胞群的調(diào)控?發(fā)展控制的進(jìn)化?配子發(fā)生和受精