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Nature Reviews Genetics 3, 889-895 (November 2002) | doi:10.1038/nrg933
Article series: Historical Profiles
Timeline: Conrad Hal Waddington: the last Renaissance biologist?
Jonathan M. W. Slack1 About the author
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Abstract
Conrad Hal Waddington was a leading embryologist and geneticist from the 1930s to the 1950s. He is remembered mainly for his concepts of the 'epigenetic landscape' and 'genetic assimilation'. This article reviews his life and work, and enquires to what extent his ideas are relevant tools for understanding the biological problems of today.
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Jonathan M. W. Slack is in the Developmental Biology Programme, Department of Biology and Biochemistry, University of Bath, Bath BA2 7AY, UK.
Email: j.m.w.slack@bath.ac.uk
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