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Nature 406, 953-954 (31 August 2000) | doi:10.1038/35023216

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Developmental biology: Giving limbs a hand

Martin J. Cohn

Vertebrate limbs are complicated structures. The genetic programme that directs their development is also proving to be complex, and trying to understand how it works is keeping developmental biologists busy.