COLD SPRING HARBOR MONOGRAPH SERIES., COLD SPRING HARBOR LABORATORY PRESS, PLAINVIEW, NY (USA), 1997, vol. 33, 1222 pp

Studies of the cells and genes of the nematode C. elegans have become a cornerstone of current biology. A 1988 Cold Spring Harbor monograph described the basic genetics, anatomy and development of the organism. Now, comes C. elegans II - that a book that defines the current status of the field, providing a detailed molecular explanation of how development is regulated and the nervous system specifies varied aspects of behavior. This volume is a must for any investigator doing worm studies but it has been written and rigorously edited to illuminate for a wider community of investigators in cell and molecular biology who should know how new knowledge of C. elegans relates to their own specialty.