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ANNOUNCEMENTS OF NEW BOOKS BIOCHEMISTRY Basic Biological Chemistry. By Henry R. Mahler and Eugene H. Cordes. New York, Evanston, and London: Harper & Row, April, 1968. Pp. 532. Illus. Bibliog. Index. $10.75. The scope of this shortened and revised version of Biological Chemistry is basically the same as that of the original book. It covers the areas of current central interest in biochemistry . Bio-organic Chemistry; Readings from "Scientific American." Introductions by Melvin Calvin and MargaretJ. Jorgenson. San Francisco: W. H. Freeman & Co., March, 1968. Illus. Bibliog. Index. The theme of this collection of thirty-two articles is the chemical study of organic molecules involved in biological processes. Intended to supplement the traditionally briefcoverage of this aspect oforganic chemistry in basic texts, this book treats many areas ofcontemporary interest. Methods in Immunology and Immunochemistry, Vol. 2. Edited by Curtis A. Williams and Merrill W. Chase. New York: Academic Press, Inc., April, 1968. Pp. 408. Index. This new multivolume work covers the basic methods employed for research in immunology and immunochemistry. Practical procedures and their operational details are presented, accompanied in each case by discussions ofthe problems and common pitfalls. This second volume deals with electrophoresis, ultracentrifugation, dialysis and ultrafiltration , chromatographic separations ofmacromolecules on porous gels and cellulose ion exchangers, optical analysis, radioisotopes and their applications, chemical analysis, and nucleic acid analysis. Nucleic Acids: Methods in Enzymology, Vol. 12B. Edited by Sidney P. Colowick and Nathan O. Kaplan. New York: Academic Press, Inc., March, 1968. Pp. 650. Index. This two-part volume provides scientists with a comprehensive laboratory file of experimental procedures for research in nucleic acids. Emphasis is given to the chemistry and enzymology ofnucleic acid components, the isolation ofnucleic acids from specific organelles and organs, and the chemical, physical, and biological characterization of nucleic acids. The Primary Structure ofProteins: Principles and Practicesfor the Determination ofAmino Acid Sequence. By Walter A. Schroeder. New York, Evanston, and London: Harper & Row, April, 1968. Pp. 210. Illus. Bibliog. Index. $12.95 (cloth); $5.95 (paper). This text analyzes the principles behind the determination of amino acid sequence in proteins, the way in which this is done, and the results that have been obtained. Announcements ofNew Books · Advertising Perspectives in Biology and Medicine · Spring 1968 Principles of Microbiology and Immunology. By Bernard D. Davis, Renato Dulbecco, Herman N. Eisen, Harold S. Ginsberg, and W. Barry Wood, Jr. New York, Evanston, and London: Harper & Row, May, 1968. Pp. 864. Illus. Bibliog. Index. $14.95 (probable). This book is an excerpt from the larger volume, Microbiology, by the same authors. It eliminates the specifically medical material that comprises about 40 per cent ofthe parent volume, and it is intended for the graduate student or advanced college student who has some knowledge ofbiochemistry and wishes to be introduced to microbiology in some depth. Promotion andPrevention ofSynthesis in Bacteria (Wilbur G. Malcolm Lectures, No. 1). By Ernest F. Gale. Syracuse, N.Y.: Syracuse University Press,January, 1968. Pp. xi+99. Illus. Bibliog. Index. $5.75. A discussion of current knowledge on the inhibition of bacterial metabolism by antimicrobial drugs and the relation ofthis knowledge to present work on the nature ofthe biochemical organization of the living cell, the book considers the protein front, the nucleic acid front, the search for a factor, and the lipid front. The Structure and Function ofEnzymes. By Sidney Bernhard. New York: W. A. Benjamin , Inc., February, 1968. Pp. 336. Illus. Index. $10.00 (cloth); $4.95 (paper). This text is intended primarily for undergraduate courses in biochemistry and molecular biology, and may be used as a supplement for seniors and beginning graduate students in a course on enzymes or protein chemistry. It describes enzymology in language understandable to chemists and microbiologists. BIOLOGY Animal Behavior in Laboratory and Field. Edited by Allen W. Stokes. San Francisco: W. H. Freeman & Co., May, 1968. Illus. Illustrating the major behavioral concepts in the animal kingdom from invertebrates through mammals, these exercises include a wide and varied range of topics for both field and laboratory study. They may be used in courses in comparative psychology, invertebrate zoology, genetics, evolution, and ecology. Biology ofGestation, Vol. 1. By Nicholas S. Assali. New York: Academic Press, Inc., March, 1968. Pp. 450. Index. This two-volume work...