Announcements of New Books

ANNOUNCEMENTS OF NEW BOOKS Crystals, Fabrics, and Fields: Metaphors of Organicism in Twentieth-Century Developmental Biology. By Donna Jeanne Haraway. London and New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Press, March 1976. Pp. 240. Index. $15.00. This detailed history and analysis of the work of biologists Ross G. Harrison, Joseph Needham, and Paul Weiss explores the development of organicism by each. It provides insight into a vitally significant period in the history of biology. The Development ofBiochemistry in Canada. By E. Gordon Young. Buffalo, N. Y., and Toronto: University of Toronto Press, February 1976. Pp. 130. Illus. Index. $15.00. This volume deals with the origins and development of biochemistry, first at 14 universities, then at agricultural colleges, industry, government laboratories, and special institutions. It then touches on biochemical societies and journals, financial support of research, and technical progress. The Biologic and Clinical Basis of Infectious Diseases. Edited by Guy P. Youmans, Philip Y. Paterson, and Herbert M. Sommers. Philadelphia: W. B. Saunders , October 1975. Pp. 813. Illus. Bibliog. Index. $17.50; $12.95 (paper). Organized along organ system divisions, the text describes interactions between microbial parasites and the infected hosts. It demonstrates the basic microbiological principles and phenomena within the context of their manifestations in actual clinical situations. Cell Biology, vol.1. ISBN: 0-913822-10-8. Edited by Philip L. Altman and Dorothy Dittmer Katz. Bethesda, Md.: Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology, Spring 1976. Pp. 400 Illus. Bibliog. Index. $45.00. This volume of 102 tables of expertly selected and evaluated reference data covers general cell characteristics; cell environment; cell periphery; mitochondria ; endoplasmic reticulum, microsomes, ribosomes, and golgi; lysosomes, peroxisomes, granules, and microbodies; and nuclei. Appended to each table are the references to original sources from which the data were obtained. Circumpolar Health: Proceedings of the 3d International Symposium, Yellowknife NWT. Edited by Roy J. Shephard and S. Itoh. Buffalo, N.Y., and Toronto: University of Toronto Press, April 1976. Pp. 700. Illus. $25.00. Papers from a 1974 symposium discuss methods of delivering health care and education to isolated communities, the epidemiology and pathology of current epidemics, the physiological, social, psychological, and medical problems arising Announcements of New Books from the sudden acculturation of indigenous northern peoples to a western life-style, and problems encountered by white workers in the north. Comparative Animal Cytology and Histology, revised and enlarged. By Ulrich Welsch and Volker Storch. Seattle: University of Washington Press, April 1976. Pp. 354. Illus. Bibliog. Index. $14.50. This book provides a detailed and systematic examination of the microscopic structure of animals. The cells, tissues, and organs of every animal type are described with reference to their structure, function, pathology, and life history. Illustrated with over 174 drawings, many of them based on electron micrographs , this book will serve as a valuable introduction and reference tool for student and biologist alike. Cytoplasmic Genetics and Evolution. By Paul Grun. London and New York: Columbia University Press, June 1976. Pp. 384. Illus. Bibliog. Index. $20.00. This new work summarizes and interprets what we know about the "other" genetic centers—mitochondria, chloroplasts, inherited bacteria and viruses, and cytoplasmic sterility factors—all of which encode at least some of their genetic messages independently of genes of the nuclear chromosomes. Illustrated with line drawings and photographs. The Distribution ofthe Human Blood Groups and Other Polymorphisms, 2d ed. Oxford Monographs on Medical Genetics. By A. E. Mourant, Ada C. Kopec, and Kazimiera Domaniewska-Sobczak. London and New York: Oxford University Press, Spring 1976. Pp. 1,100. Maps. Bibliog. Index. $170.00. Completely rewritten and expanded to include new information, this authoritative work covers the varying incidences of genetically independent systems of human blood groups. Complementing the text are 67 blood-group distribution tables, an extensive bibliography, indexes, and an appendix of the ABO bloodgroup distributions. Mastication and Swallowing: Biological and Clinical Correlates. Edited by Barry J. Sessle and Alan G. Hannam. Buffalo, N.Y., and Toronto: University of Toronto Press, February 1975. Pp. x+194. Illus. Index. $25.00E. The edited proceedings of a 1974 symposium attended by scientists from several countries provide up-to-date information on research into clinical aspects related to mastication and swallowing and into their...