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Science, New Series, Vol. 91, No. 2361, Mar. 29, 1940


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Front Matter (12 pp.)
Episodes and Personalities in the Development of Biology at Brown, pp. 301-305
A. D. Mead

Functions of the Preclinical Sciences in Medical Education, pp. 305-308
Magnus Ingstrup Gregersen


Scientific Events
New Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, p. 308
The Detroit Center of the University of Michigan, pp. 308-309
Paleontological Expedition of the National Geographic Society and the South Dakota State School of Mines, p. 309
The Institute of Food Technologists, pp. 309-310
Recent Deaths, p. 310


Scientific Notes and News, pp. 310-312


Discussion
Varieties of Triticum Vulgare Practically Immune in All Stages of Growth to Stem Rust, p. 313
R. F. Peterson; T. Johnson; Margaret Newton
Fresh-Water Jellyfish in Hawaii, pp. 313-314
C. H. Edmondson
Reappearance of an Ancient Absurdity regarding Magnets, pp. 314-315
L. W. McKeehan; Watson Davis
Roger Bacon was Mistaken, p. 315
Joseph O. Thompson


Scientific Books
Political Geography, pp. 315-316
The Earth and the State, A Study in Political Geography
Derwent Whittlesey
Review author[s]: Preston E. James
Naturalists in South America, pp. 316-317
The Great Naturalists Explore South America
Paul R. Cutright
Review author[s]: Albert M. Reese


Reports
The New International Commission of Snow and Glaciers, pp. 317-318
Francois E. Matthes


Special Articles
Mobilization of Vitamin A from Its Stores in the Tissues by Ethyl Alcohol, pp. 318-319
Samuel W. Clausen; William S. Baum; Augusta B. McCoord; John O. Rydeen; Burtis B. Breese
The Isolation of Phytin from Soil, pp. 319-320
W. J. Dyer; C. L. Wrenshall; G. R. Smith
On the Nature of the Leukocytosis-Promoting Factor of Inflammatory Exudates, pp. 320-321
Valy Menkin


Scientific Apparatus and Laboratory Methods
A New Technic for Staining Vaginal Smears, pp. 321-322
Ephraim Shorr
A Rubber Cast of the Dogfish Spiral Valve, p. 322
K. D. Roeder


Science News, pp. 10+12-13
Back Matter (3 pp.)

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