American Society of Zoologists: "Symposium on Cellular and Molecular Biology of Pattern Formation, December 1988, San Francisco, California.

这次为期一天的研讨会的总目标是提供一个 概述了我们目前对细胞和 模式形成的分子基础，这一领域已经取得了进展， 在过去的五年里，迅速。 模式形成就在这里 广义定义包括母亲决定，诱导 器官区和组织类型的分化 在这些地区。 研讨会的具体目标是： (1)将一组调查人员聚集在一起， 调查中的生物和技术谱 （2）确定什么是共同的和/或不同的 细胞和分子的主题正在从他们的研究中浮现， 以及这些主题如何与模式的正式模型相关联 （3）讨论新的想法 指示磁场最重要的方向 可能会采取。另一个目标是接触到广泛的受众 不仅包括在实地工作的调查人员， 以及相关领域的人员，以及博士后和 研究生。 %%% 发育生物学的一个基本问题是 生物体中复杂的形态模式 起来。近年来，分子遗传学和生物化学技术已经 在许多生物体中被用来解决这个问题。 本次研讨会的目的是评估进展情况， 提出了该领域未来研究的方向。

The general aim of this one day symposium is to provide an overview of our current understanding of the cellular and molecular basis of pattern formation, a field which has advanced rapidly during the last five years. Pattern formation is here broadly defined to include maternal determination, induction of organ districts, and the differentiation of tissue patterns within these districts. The specific aims of the symposium are: (1) to bring together a group of investigators who use a broad spectrum of organisms and technologies in the investigation of pattern formation; (2) to determine what common and/or different cellular and molecular themes are emerging from their studies, and how these themes might relate to formal models of pattern formation that have been proposed; and (3) to discuss new ideas that indicate the most significant directions the field will likely take. An additional aim is to reach a broad audience consisting not only of investigators who work in the field, but also those in related fields, as well as postdoctoral and graduate students. %%% One of the fundamental questions in developmental biology is how the complex patterns of form found in living organisms arise. Recently molecular genetic and biochemical techniques have been brought to bear on this question in a variety of organisms. The purposes of this symposium are to asses the progress and suggest the directions of future research in this area.