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ANNOUNCEMENTS OF NEW BOOKS The Addict and the Law. By Alfred R. Lindesmlth. Bloomington, Ind.: Indiana University Press, 1965. Pp. xiii-f-337. Illus. Index. $7.50. In advocating that drug addiction be treated as a medical problem, not a crime, Professor Lindesmith reveals how existing laws, regulations, police practices, and court procedures in the United States actually encourage the spread of the narcotics habit by creating a lucrative black market in illicit drugs. Algal Cultures and PhytoplanUton Ecology. By G. E. Fogg. Madison,Wis.: University of Wisconsin Press, 1964. Pp. 136. Illus. Index. $5.50. Phytoplankton is of basic importance as the primary producer of the organic material on which other forms ofaquatic life depend. This book reviews the information gained from culture studies in the laboratory on growth kinetics and considers to what extent this information is applicable to phytoplankton populations in nature. The Architecture ofMolecules. By Linus Pauling and Roger Hayward. San Francisco: W. H. Freeman & Co., 1964. Pp. 128. Illus. $10.00. This beautiful pictorial volume provides a lucid, scientifically accurate introduction to the subject ofhow atoms are arranged and interconnected in molecules and crystals and to the way in which the geometry ofthis organization accounts for some ofthe properties of substances. The Behavior ofArthropods. ByJ. D. Carthy. San Francisco and London: W. H. Freeman & Co.; Oliver & Boyd, Ltd., 1965. $2.50. After an outline ofthe capabilities ofthe arthropod nervous system, the author discusses the maintenance of posture, feeding behavior, relationships between host and parasite, courtship, dispersals, and, finally, the acquisition of behavior through learning or by natural selection. Bibliography ofthe History ofMedicine ofthe United States and Canada, 1939-1960. Edited by Genevieve Miller. Baltimore, Md.: TheJohns Hopkins Press, 1964. Pp. xviii-(430 . Index. $10.00. The nearly 12,000 items in this bibliography include the majority of books and articles published between 1939 and i960 on medical history in the U.S. and Canada. Sixteen main subject headings include such topics as diseases, medical science, public health and social medicine, and professional history. Bioenergetics. By Albert L. Lehninger. New York: W. A. Benjamin, Inc., 1965. Pp. 160. Illus. Index. (Cloth & paper.) One of an introductory molecular biology series, this text-monograph presents in a stimulating fashion the chemical and physical problems posed by energy transformations of the living cell. It is intended for beginning biology students but will also prove an invaluable reference to more advanced biologists, medical students, and chemists. Announcements ofNew Books · Advertising Perspectives in Biology and Medicine · Spring 196$ The Biology ofHetnichordata and Protochordata. By E.J. W. Barrington. San Francisco & London: W. H. Freeman & Co.; Oliver & Boyd, Ltd., 1965. $2.50. Attention is given to recent advances in knowledge, but reference is also made to earlier work to enable readers to see the way in which current ideas have developed. The book is physiological in approach, but structure is described as a basis for discussion offunctional problems. The Biosocial Basis ofMental Retardation. Edited by Sonia F. Osler and Robert E. Cooke. Baltimore, Md.: The Johns Hopkins Press, 1965. Pp. xii+196. Illus. Refs. Index. $7.50 (approx.). Essays and experiments on social and biological factors related to the development of intelligence. Deprivation of several variables—physiological, sensory, hereditary, and socio-cultural—is studied with emphasis on their relation to mental retardation. Also examined are the nature ofintelligence, learning processes in retarded children, and new teaching methods. The Biosynthesis ofMacromolecules. By Vernon M. Ingram. New York: W. A. Benjamin, Inc., 1965. Pp. 238. Illus. Bibliog. Index. $8.00 (cloth); $3.95 (paper). This brieftext provides an up-to-date account ofthe part ofbiochemistry that deals with the mechanisms of biosynthesis of the fundamental biological macromolecules: DNA, RNA, proteins, and polysaccharides. It is intended as a supplement to more comprehensive biochemistry texts, which do not treat this subject in depth. A BriefVersion of: Microbes in Action: A Laboratory Manual ofMicrobiology. By Harry W. Seeley,Jr., and PaulJ. Vandemark. San Francisco: W. H. Freeman & Co., 1965. Illus. This manual contains approximately 50 experiments in microbiology, as opposed to 96 in the original version. It emphasizes the natural relationship between the organism and its environment. Each experiment is preceded by a briefstatement ofthe purpose ofthe experiment and the principles involved. Cerebral Localization...