UNIQUENESS & UNIVERSALITY in a biological World
Contents
ForewordThe Message of Life. Christian De Duve
Intron Phase Correlations and the Evolution of the Intron/Exon Structure of Genes. Manyuan Long. Carl Rosenberg and Walter Gilbert
Gene Products Implied in the Generation of Microbial Diversity. Werner Arber
Diversification of Allelic Specificities. Allan M. Caniphell
The Distribution of Genes in the Human Genome. Giorgio Bernardi
Transfer of a Genetic Reflex Epilepsy. Robert Naquet et al.
Gene Therapy. Axel Kahn
Gene Therapy: the Artificial May lmprove the Natural (as for Chromosomes). Vittorto Sgaramella
Role of non coding sequenees in the creation of uniqueness and biodiversity. G. Georgiev
Genetic Diversity and Molecular Evolution of Pathogenic Viruses. Takashi Gojobori
Some Physical Constraints of Molecular Evolution. Benno Hess
Homeobox Genes in the Developing Brain and Gastrulation. Edoardo Boncinelli
Molecular Unity and Diversity in Glycoproteinic Hormones Regulating Fertility. G.P. Talwar
The Immune Response Diversity and Phenotype Correction. Rem V. Petrov
Regulation of Acetylcholine Receptor Genes Expression in Developing Muscle and Brain. J.P. Changeux et al
Homeoproteins and Individuation. A. Prochiantz
Neuroethological Prerequisites for the Evolution of Speech. Detlev Ploog
Universal and Language-Specific in the Development of Speech. Anne Cutler
The Hierarchical Uniqueness of Biodiversity. Francesco di Castri
Stigmatization by Phenotype. Benno Müller-HiII
Scientists and Eugenics: a Recurrent Danger. Georges Cohen
Angelism and Racism. Louis Albou
Concluding Remarks. François Gros