Model Organisms

• Development of body plan
• Generation of differentiated cell lineages
• Formation of nervous system, hear and musculature
• Programmed cell death
• Genetic control of behavior
• Cancer genes and control of cell proliferation
• Control of cell polarization
• Effect of drugs, alcohol, pesticides

• Development of body tissues
• Function of mammalian immune system
• Formation and function of brain and nervous system
• Models of cancers and other human diseases
• Gene regulation and inheritance
• Infectious disease

Activating combinations of genes in patterns controls developmental decisions (ex. tissue type, organ position in body, cell type, cell life