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ANNOUNCEMENTS OF NEW BOOKS Annotated Bibliography on Shock, 1930-1962. Edited by Benjamin W. Zweifach. Washington , D.C.: National Academy of Sciences-National Research Council, 1963. Pp. 206. Bibliog. Index. $4.00. This volume contains 944 reports, of a twelve-and-one-half-year period. References are catalogued according to the different forms ofexperimental shock, experimental animal species, and types ofinformation provided. Bacterial Genetics, 2d ed. By Werner Braun. Philadelphia: W. B. Saunders Co., 1965. Pp. 360 (approx.). Illus. Index. $12.00 (approx.). This volume presents a clear and complete picture ofvirtually everything known today about bacterial genetics, including the dramatic advances in knowledge achieved during the past decade. Written in a manner that makes basic principles comprehensible to the uninitiated, its thorough coverage offers equal value to the researcher. Basic Neurology. ByJ. P. SCHADé and D. H. Ford. New York: American Elsevier Publishing Co., Inc., 1965. Pp. 360. Illus. Tables. $10.00. This textbook provides a thorough introduction to structure and function ofthe nervous system and includes the most recently accepted concepts. The latest views pertaining to tne anatomy (particularly the fine structure), degenerative and regenerative changes following injury, nerve cell excitation and inhibition, impulse conduction, metabolism, and behavior are included. Cell Biology, 4th ed. By E. D. P. DeRobertis, Wiktor W. Nowinski, and Francisco A. Saez. Philadelphia: W. B. Saunders Co., 1965. Pp. 446. Illus. Index. $11.00 (approx.). This text is a synthesis ofthe most important aspects ofcellular structure and function as encountered in man and animals. The authors use the methods ofphysics, chemistry, and biochemistry to interpret the nature ofintracellular processes and functional significance ofcellular form. The Effects ofInbreeding onJapanese Children. By WilliamJ. Schull andJames V. Neel. New York: Harper & Row, 1965. Pp. 419. Illus. Bibliog. Index. $15.00. A technical monograph on theauthors' investigation ofextent ofmortality and morbidity among children ofconsanguineous marriage inJapan. Factors leading to these marriages and their effect on the genetic composition of the population are discussed. Each child was examined as an unknown, to avoid biases ofearlier investigations. Announcements ofNew Books · Advertising Perspectives in Biology and Medicine · Summer 1963 General Genetics, 2d ed. By Adrian M. Srb, Ray D. Owen, and Robert S. Edgar. San Francisco: W. H. Freeman & Co., 1965. Illus. Bibliog. Index. $8.50. Maintaining the balance of the original book, the second edition incorporates the vast changes that have taken place in genetics in the past decade, particularly the developments in the new field ofmolecular genetics. Genetic Analysis. By William K. Baker. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co., 1965. Pp. xii+ 161. Illus. Bibliog. Index. (Paper.) A clear description of the techniques of particulate genetic analysis whereby hereditary materials are subdivided into the smallest meaningful units inheritable from one cell generation to the next. This book first discusses techniques ofparticulate genetic analysis then illustrates how they can illuminate a selected group ofbiological problems. Histocompatibility Testing. By National Academy ofSciences-National Research Council, Division of Medical Sciences. Washington, D.C.: National Academy of SciencesNational Research Council, 1965. Pp. 192. Illus. Index. $6.00. This monograph presents recent research results of attempts to find compatible donors and recipients by 'tissue typing" mediods. It contains general presentations ofthe results obtained by investigators who use varied approaches to detect incompatibilities and gives the methodologies used in many leading research laboratories in their tissue typing tests. The Hormone Quest. By Albert Q. Maisel. New York and Toronto: Random House, Inc. and Random House of Canada, Ltd., 1965. Pp. 252. Index. $5.00. A complete history of hormone research and development, from earliest discoveries of endocrine glands and their effects on the human system to present production of synthetic hormones and expansion ofendocrine science beyond the bounds ofmedicine to play a social role in permitting man to transcend limits ofnature. The Living Cell, Readings from Scientific American. Edited by Donald Kennedy. San Francisco: W. H. Freeman & Co., 1965. Pp. 300 (approx.). Illus. Bibliog. $10.00 (cloth); $4.95 (paper). A coherent and audioritative summary ofour knowledge about the fundamental unit of life is provided by this anthology oftwenty-four articles. Mental Retardation: A Family Study. By Elizabeth W. Reed and Sheldon C. Reed. Philadelphia: W. B. Saunders Co., 1965. Pp. iv-r-719- Illus. Index. $16.50. This prodigious...

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