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The American Association for the Advancement of Science
- Some Problems in Fundamental Astronomy, pp. 1-9
- Herbert R. Morgan
Obituary
- Jesse Earl Hyde, pp. 9-10
- Hippolyte Gruener
- Recent Deaths and Memorials, p. 10
Scientific Events
- The British Commonwealth Scientific Conference, pp. 10-11
- New Addition to Vanderbilt University Hospital and Medical School, p. 11
- The Asiatic Primate Expedition, pp. 11-12
- The Second International Testing Congress, pp. 12-13
- A New Soil Science Society, p. 13
Scientific Notes and News, pp. 13-15
Discussion
- The Earth's Core, pp. 15-16
- Joseph Lynch
- Cell Inclusions and the Life Cycle of Azotobacter Chroococcum, p. 16
- I. M. Lewis
- The New American Dictionary, pp. 16-17
- Paul H. Oehser
Scientific Books
- Recent Botanical Books, pp. 17-20
- The Story of the Plant Kingdom
- Merle C. Coulter
- Krakatau, 1883-1933. A. Botany
- W. M. Docters van Leeuwen
- Review author[s]: Edwin B. Matzke; Sam F. Trelease
Abstracts of Papers Presented at the Chicago Meeting of the National Academy of Sciences, pp. 21-26
Books Received, p. 26
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The American Association for the Advancement of Science
- The Electron: Its Intellectual and Social Significance, pp. 27-37
- Karl T. Compton
Obituary
- Theodore James Bradley, p. 37
- E. L.
- George C. Crowe, pp. 37-38
- H. C. Bryant
- Recent Deaths, p. 38
Scientific Events
- The International Congress of Genetics, p. 38
- The U. S. Biological Survey, pp. 38-39
- Gift of the General Education Board to the Medical School of the University of Chicago, pp. 39-40
- Award of the Edison Medal to Dr. Alex Dow, p. 40
- Officers of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, pp. 40-41
Scientific Notes and News, pp. 41-44
Discussion
- The Interrelationship of Vitamin A and Glucuronic Acid in Mucine Metabolism, pp. 44-45
- Ira A. Manville
- Concerning Fossil Remains of Leguminous Plants, p. 45
- E. B. Fred; I. L. Baldwin; Elizabeth McCoy
- More about Scientific English, pp. 45-46
- H. W. Rickett
Scientific Books
- The Papers of Sir William Hardy, pp. 46-47
- Collected Scientific Papers of Sir William Bate Hardy
- Review author[s]: Edwin J. Cohn
- Vascular Plants, pp. 47-48
- Morphology of Vascular Plants; Lower Groups
- Arthur J. Eames
- Review author[s]: R. C. Benedict
The National Academy of Sciences. II
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The American Association for the Advancement of Science
- Morphology as a Dynamic Science, pp. 61-65
- Edmund W. Sinnott
Obituary
- Stanley R. Benedict, pp. 65-66
- H. D. Dakin
- Grafton Elliot Smith, pp. 66-68
- William K. Gregory
- Recent Deaths and Memorials, p. 68
Scientific Events
- The Soil Conservation Service, p. 69
- Research Program of the Food and Drug Administration, pp. 69-70
- The Annual Meeting of the Geological Society of America, p. 70
- The Award of the Perkin Medal of the Society of Chemical Industry, pp. 70-71
Scientific Notes and News, pp. 71-74
Discussion
- The Distribution of Black Widow Spiders, p. 74
- B. J. Kaston
- The Black Widow Spider in Virginia, pp. 74-75
- H. A. Allard
- The Similarity of Action of Male Hormones and Adrenal Extracts on the Female Bitterling, p. 75
- Israel S. Kleiner; Abner I. Weisman; Daniel I. Mishkind
- Parthenogenesis in the Grasses, p. 75
- E. L. Stover
- Alkalize, Alkalinize and Alkalify, pp. 75-76
- T. W. Davis
Special Correspondence
- Fourth Annual Tri-State (Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin) Geological Field Conference, p. 76
- A. H. Sutton
Special Articles
- Built-Up Films of Proteins and Their Properties, pp. 76-80
- Irving Langmuir; Vincent J. Schaefer; D. M. Wrinch
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The American Association for the Advancement of Science
- Prehistoric Archeology, Past, Present and Future, pp. 81-89
- N. C. Nelson
How Breathing Begins at Birth, pp. 89-91
- Yandell Henderson
Obituary
- Marshall Avery Howe, pp. 91-92
- J. H. Barnhart
- Recent Deaths and Memorials, pp. 92-93
Scientific Events
- The Annual Report of the British Ministry of Health, p. 93
- The New York Botanical Garden, pp. 93-94
- Annual Report of the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, p. 94
- The Charles Hayden Foundation, pp. 94-95
- The Washington Award, p. 95
- The American Society of Civil Engineers, pp. 95-96
Scientific Notes and News, pp. 96-99
Discussion
- The San Diegan Alligator Lizard and the Black Widow Spider, pp. 99-100
- Raymond B. Cowles
- Notes on the Distribution of the Black Widow Spider, pp. 100-101
- L. D. Anderson; H. G. Walker
- Western Highway Hazard for Jack Rabbits, p. 101
- A. O. Larson; D. E. Fox
- Protect Dionaea Muscipula, p. 101
- J. C. Th. Uphof
- Cuscuta Not a Complete Parasite, p. 101
- F. A. Varrelman
Reports
- Activities of the Commonwealth Fund, pp. 102-103
Special Articles
- A Crystalline Vitamin A Concentrate, p. 103
- Harry N. Holmes; Ruth E. Corbet
- Stream Double Refraction of Preparations of Crystalline Tobacco-Mosaic Protein, pp. 103-104
- William N. Takahashi; T. E. Rawlins
- Genes Affecting Response of Nicotiana Tabacum Hybrids to Tobacco-Mosaic Virus, pp. 104-105
- F. O. Holmes
- A Vasopressor Local Anesthetic, pp. 105-106
- Raymond L. Osborne
Scientific Apparatus and Laboratory Methods
- Differential Staining for Living and Dead Cells, p. 106
- Basile J. Luyet
- The Preparation of Fine Filaments, p. 106
- Joseph B. Ficklen
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Front Matter (2 pp.)
The American Association for the Advancement of Science
- Science and the American Press, pp. 107-112
- David Dietz
Scientific Events
- The Lalor Foundation, pp. 112-113
- Gift by the Julius Rosenwald Fund to the Committee on Research in Medical Economics, pp. 113-114
- Du Pont Fellowships for Research in Organic Chemistry, p. 114
- Memorial Volume to Samuel C. Hooker, pp. 114-115
- Presentation of the Philip A. Conné Gold Medal to Dr. Van Slyke, p. 115
Scientific Notes and News, pp. 116-118
Discussion
- A Sex Difference Encountered in the Transplantation of a Carcinoma of the Ovary, p. 119
- Leonell C. Strong; Robert T. Hill
- A New Source of Diphyllobothrium Infection, p. 119
- Lyell J. Thomas
- The Effect of Light on the Vitamin C of Milk, pp. 119-120
- S. K. Kon
- Fish in the Latah Formation of Idaho, p. 120
- Vernon E. Scheid
- The Protection of Plants, pp. 120-121
- Maurice Copisarow
Scientific Books
- Rational Functions, pp. 121-122
- Interpolation and Approximation by Rational Functions in the Complex Domain
- J. L. Walsh
- Review author[s]: Rudolph E. Langer
- Report of the Association of Geodesy, pp. 122-123
- Travaux de l'Association de Géodésie de l'Union Géodésique et Géophysique Internationale, Tome 12, publié par le Secrétaire, Georges Perrier
- Review author[s]: Walter D. Lambert
Special Articles
- Stimulated Activity of Natural Enemies of Nematodes, pp. 123-124
- M. B. Linford
- Sex Variations in the Utilization of Iron by Anemic rats, pp. 125-126
- Margaret Cammack Smith; Louise Otis
- A Catalytic Method for the Preparation of α-Pyroabietic Acid, p. 126
- Elmer E. Fleck; S. Palkin
Scientific Apparatus and Laboratory Methods
- Preserving the Natural Color of Green Plants, pp. 126-127
- Glenn W. Blaydes
- A Modified Quinhydrone Electrode for Tissues, pp. 127-128
- John C. Krantz; C. Jelleff Carr; Ruth Musser
- A Simple Carborundum Pencil, p. 128
- Roy Milton Chatters
Books Received, p. 128
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The Atlantic City Meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and Associated Societies, pp. 129-164
- Henry B. Ward; Walter R. Miles
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Front Matter (2 pp.)
Scientific Research under the Auspices of the Royal Society, pp. 165-171
- William Bragg
Scientific Events
- Germany and the Nobel Prizes, p. 171
- A Journal of "Parapsychology", pp. 171-172
- The Fire in Lyman Hall of Natural History, Syracuse University, p. 172
- W. M. Smallwood
- The American Philosophical Society Conference on the Responsibility of Endowments, pp. 172-173
- The Twenty-Fifth Anniversary of the Johns Hopkins School of Engineering, pp. 173-174
- N. S. H.
- Recent Deaths, p. 174
Scientific Notes and News, pp. 174-177
Discussion
- Hydroponics--Crop Production in Liquid Culture Media, pp. 177-178
- W. F. Gericke
- Transmission of the Virus of Equine Encephalomyelitis by Aedes taeniorhynchus, p. 178
- R. A. Kelser
- Vitamin C in Pasteurized Milk, pp. 178-179
- W. J. Dann; G. Howard Satterfield
- Paramecium Multimicronucleata Vs. Paramecium Multimicro-Nucleatum, p. 179
- John A. Frisch
- Glass Globes Cross the Pacific Ocean, p. 179
- Vincent P. Gianella
Reports
- The Commission on Continental and Oceanic Structure of the International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics, p. 180
- R. M. Field; Jno. A. Fleming
Special Articles
- The Isolation of Tobacco Ring Spot and Other Virus Proteins by Ultracentrifugation, pp. 181-183
- W. M. Stanley; Ralph W. G. Wyckoff
- Vitamin B1 a Growth Factor for Higher Plants, pp. 183-184
- James Bonner
- The Sparing Effect of Dog Distemper on Experimental Poliomyelitis, p. 184
- Gilbert Dalldorf; Margaret Douglass; H. E. Robinson
Scientific Apparatus and Laboratory Methods
- The Electrically Driven Ultracentrifuge, pp. 185-186
- J. W. Beams; L. B. Snoddy
Books Received, p. 186
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Front Matter (2 pp.)
The Use of Isotopes as Indicators in Biological Research, pp. 187-191
- August Krogh
Scientific Events
- Letters and Manuscripts of T. H. Huxley, pp. 191-192
- Research on Metals, p. 192
- The Northwest Scientific Association, pp. 192-193
- O. W. Freeman
- Grants in Aid of Research by the Geological Society of America, p. 193
- Awards of the James F. Lincoln Arc Welding Foundation, pp. 193-194
- Recent Deaths and Memorials, p. 194
Scientific Notes and News, pp. 194-197
Discussion
- Etymology and Pronunciation of the Word "Oestrus" and Its Derivatives, pp. 197-198
- George W. Corner
- Carbonation Vs. Carbonatization, p. 198
- W. A. Tarr
- Seedlessness in Tomatoes, p. 199
- Leslie R. Hawthorn
- A Case of Incorrect Identification, p. 199
- M. W. De Laubenfels
- Abnormal Fever Cases, p. 199
- Ona K. DeFoe
Scientific Books
- Miller's Complete Works, pp. 199-201
- Review author[s]: W. A. Manning
Special Articles
- The Isolation of a Homogeneous Heavy Protein from Virus-Induced Rabbit Papillomas, pp. 201-202
- J. W. Beard; Ralph W. G. Wyckoff
- Acetylation of Para-Aminobenzenesulfonamide in the Animal Organism, pp. 202-203
- E. K. Marshall; W. C. Cutting; Kendall Emerson
- Diffraction of X-Rays at Very Small Angles by Celluloses and Rayons, pp. 203-204
- G. L. Clark; E. A. Parker
- Secondary Increase of Length of Stretched Chilled Rubber, pp. 204-205
- W. Harold Smith; Charles Proffer Saylor
Scientific Apparatus and Laboratory Methods
- Potential Measurements in Oxido-Reduction Mixtures, pp. 205-206
- D. B. Kroon
- Museum Labels, p. 206
- Clarence R. Smith
- The Flagella of Peranema, p. 206
- D. W. Dunham
Books Received, p. 206
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Front Matter (2 pp.)
The History and Work of the Army Medical Library, pp. 207-210
- Edgar Erskine Hume
Waves and Corpuscles in Quantum Physics, pp. 210-213
- Alfred Landé
Obituary
- Sara Gwendolen Andrews, p. 213
- H. V. Wilson
- Recent Deaths, pp. 213-214
Scientific Events
- Tour of European Industrial Laboratories under the Auspices of the National Research Council, p. 214
- The North Carolina Meeting of the American Chemical Society, pp. 214-215
- Awards of the American Institute, p. 215
- Award of the Willard Gibbs Medal to Dr. McCoy, pp. 215-216
Scientific Notes and News, pp. 216-218
Discussion
- The Hen's Egg Not Fertilized in the Ovary, p. 218
- Carl G. Hartman
- Structural Control of the Form and Distribution of Sink-Holes, pp. 218-219
- A. C. Swinnerton
- A Method of Dispersal of the Black Widow Spider, p. 219
- Dayton Stoner
- Concerning Fossil Legumes, p. 219
- Roland W. Brown
- The National Association of Science Writers, p. 220
- David Dietz
Reports
- Geological Survey of Newfoundland Revived, pp. 220-221
- A. K. Snelgrove
- The Thirty-Third Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, pp. 221-222
Special Articles
- Localized Cortical Growth as the Immediate Cause of Cell Division, pp. 222-223
- A. M. Schechtman
- How Consistent Are an Individual's Brain Potentials from Day to Day?, pp. 223-224
- Lee Edward Travis; Abraham Gottlober
- Microstratification of the Waters of Inland Lakes in Summer, pp. 224-225
- L. V. Whitney
Scientific Apparatus and Laboratory Methods
- Use of the Lantern for Objective Examinations, p. 225
- E. P. Lyon
- Apparatus for Producing Cumulative and Ordinary Type Kymograph Records Simultaneously, pp. 225-226
- K. M. Wilbur
- Another Carborundum Pencil, p. 226
- Esther Carpenter
Books Received, p. 226
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Psychology as a Quantitative Rational Science, pp. 227-232
- L. L. Thurstone
Obituary
- Edward Curtis Franklin, pp. 232-234
- Charles A. Kraus
- Recent Deaths and Memorials, p. 234
Scientific Events
- The Columbia University School of Medicine, pp. 234-235
- The Electronics Institute at the University of Michigan, p. 235
- The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, pp. 235-236
- Meeting of Texas Geologists, p. 236
- Foster Lecture Foundation at the University of Buffalo, pp. 236-237
- The Installation of a Chapter of Sigma Xi at the George Washington University, p. 237
Scientific Notes and News, pp. 237-240
Discussion
- Dissemination of Scientific Literature by means of Microfilms, pp. 240-242
- Atherton Seidell
- Micro-Photography Or Photo-Micrography?, p. 242
- W. J. Luyten
- A Vasopressor Local Anesthetic, pp. 242-243
- Chauncey D. Leake
- The Action of Eserine and Its Analogues on Skeleton Muscle, p. 243
- Z. M. Bacq; G. L. Brown
Scientific Books
- Recent Physics, pp. 243-245
- The Renaissance of Physics
- Karl K. Darrow
- Review author[s]: Henry Crew
- Nuclear Physics, pp. 245-246
- An Introduction to Nuclear Physics
- N. Feather
- Review author[s]: Allan C. G. Mitchell
Special Articles
- Vitamin B1 and the Growth of Excised Tomato Roots, pp. 246-247
- William J. Robbins; Mary A. Bartley
- The Significance of the Adrenals for Adaptation, pp. 247-248
- Hans Selye
- The Synthesis of Substances Related to Lysergic Acid, pp. 248-249
- Walter A. Jacobs; R. Gordon Gould
Scientific Apparatus and Laboratory Methods
- An Automatic Dehydrating Device, pp. 249-250
- Jean Pennington; C. P. Hickman
- The Isolation of Muscle Nuclei, p. 250
- Germain Crossmon
Books Received, p. 250
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Timberlines as Indicators of Climatic Trends, pp. 251-255
- Robert F. Griggs
Obituary
- Richard Crittenden McGregor, p. 255
- Leopoldo B. Uichanco
- Harry Nelson Vinall, pp. 255-256
- P. V. C.
- Recent Deaths and Memorials, p. 256
Scientific Events
- The Wild Life Federation, pp. 256-257
- Reorganization of the College of Pharmacy of Columbia University, p. 257
- Eclipse Expedition to the South Seas, pp. 257-258
- Science on the Radio, p. 258
- Watson Davis
- Presentation of the William H. Nichols Medal to Dr. Whitmore, pp. 258-259
Scientific Notes and News, pp. 259-262
Discussion
- Survival of Marmots after Nephrectomy and Adrenalectomy, pp. 262-263
- S. W. Britton; H. Silvette
- The Black Widow Spider in Virginia, pp. 263-264
- Raymond L. Taylor
- The Adsorption-Absorption and Translocation of Derris Constituents in Bean Plants, p. 264
- Robert A. Fulton; Horatio C. Mason
- The Sixth Edition of the Biographical Directory of American Men of Science, pp. 264-266
- J. McKeen Cattell
Scientific Books
- Georg Wilhelm Steller, pp. 266-267
- Georg Wilhelm Steller, the Pioneer of Alaskan Natural History
- Leonhard Stejneger
- Review author[s]: M. W. Lyon
- Rafinesque, p. 267
- Rafinesque's Kentucky Friends
- Harry B. Weiss
- Review author[s]: E. W. Gudger
- In Honor of Professor Honda, pp. 267-268
- Professor K. Honda Anniversary Volume
- Review author[s]: Lyman J. Briggs
Special Articles
- A Recently Isolated Strain of Poliomyelitic Virus, pp. 268-270
- B. F. Howitt
- Relation of Certain Viruses to the Active Agent of the Rous Chicken Sarcoma, pp. 270-271
- J. W. Jobling; E. E. Sproul
- Influence of Deuterium Oxide on Photochemical and Dark Reactions of Photosynthesis, pp. 271-273
- Robertson Pratt; Francis N. Craig; Sam F. Trelease
Scientific Apparatus and Laboratory Methods
- A Simple Method of Measuring Rotational Speeds, pp. 273-274
- L. B. Snoddy; J. W. Beams
- Instrument Tents, p. 274
- Denis L. Fox
Books Received, p. 274
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Engineering in an American Program for Social Progress, pp. 275-280
- Karl T. Compton
Obituary
- Frederick Vernon Coville, pp. 280-281
- William R. Maxon
- Recent Deaths and Memorials, pp. 281-282
Scientific Events
- Joint Meeting on Agricultural Processing, p. 282
- Cosmic Ray Recording Station in Mexico, pp. 282-283
- Scientific Meetings at Lancaster, Pennsylvania, p. 283
- The North Carolina Meeting of the American Chemical Society, pp. 283-284
- The John Scott Awards, p. 284
Scientific Notes and News, pp. 284-287
Discussion
- Fossil Cycad National Monument, pp. 287-289
- G. R. Wieland
- Built-Up Films of Proteins and Their Properties, pp. 289-290
- Hans Neurath
- A Reagent for Vitamin B1, p. 290
- Barnet Naiman
- The Effect of Temperature upon the Responses of Plants to Photoperiod, pp. 290-291
- R. H. Roberts; Burdean E. Struckmeyer
Scientific Books
- The Lung, p. 291
- The Lung
- William Snow Miller
- Review author[s]: Wm. Charles White
- Nuclear Physics, p. 292
- Elements of Nuclear Physics
- F. Rasetti
- Review author[s]: Karl K. Darrow
Special Articles
- Studies on the Production of Antibodies in Vitro, pp. 292-294
- Raymond C. Parker
- Preparation of an Active Agent from Inactive Tumor Extracts, pp. 294-295
- Albert Claude
- The Feeding of Hollow-Spear Nematodes on Other Nematodes, pp. 295-297
- M. B. Linford; J. M. Oliveira
Scientific Apparatus and Laboratory Methods
- A Circulation Pump, pp. 297-298
- Gerhard Katz
- A New Technique for the Study of Drosophila Eggs and Larvae, p. 298
- Warren P. Spencer
- The Ear-Ossicles in Crania, p. 298
- Thomas Horace Evans
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Large Molecules in Science and Life, pp. 299-301
- Hugh S. Taylor
Engineering in an American Program for Social Progress. II, pp. 301-305
- Karl T. Compton
Obituary
- Bohumil Shimek, pp. 306-307
- W. F. Loehwing
- Wesley M. Coates, p. 307
- F. C. W.
- Recent Deaths, p. 307
Scientific Events
- The Field Museum of Natural History, pp. 307-308
- Exhibit of Scientific Photography, p. 308
- The Wildlife Society, pp. 308-309
- The Vice-President of the University of California at Los Angeles, p. 309
Scientific Notes and News, pp. 309-312
Discussion
- The "Primary Change" in Adrenal Insufficiency, pp. 312-313
- Robert F. Loeb; Dana W. Atchley
- "Migration" and "Homing" of Salmon, pp. 313-314
- A. G. Huntsman
- A Whale Shark Impaled on the Bow of a Steamer near the Tuamotus, South Seas, p. 314
- E. W. Gudger
- Jellyfish from Grand Canyon Algonkian, p. 314
- C. E. Van Gundy
Reports
- Activities of the Engineering Foundation, pp. 315-316
Special Articles
- The New Discovery of Three Skulls of Sinanthropus pekinensis, pp. 316-317
- Franz Weidenreich
- Exchanges between Blood Plasma and Tissue Fluid in Man, pp. 317-318
- Ancel Keys
- The Plant Origin of a Vitamin D, pp. 318-319
- H. H. Darby; H. T. Clarke
Scientific Apparatus and Laboratory Methods
- The Use of Bromine in the Sterilization of Fruits and Seeds, p. 319
- Carl D. La Rue
- To Keep Culture-Media from Drying Out, pp. 319-320
- M. C. Terry
- Declivity Maps, p. 320
- Floyd E. Masten
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The American Association for the Advancement of Science
- Agricultural Research in China, pp. 321-325
- H. K. Hayes
Obituary
- J. Ernest G. Yalden, pp. 325-326
- H. W. Farwell
- William Alanson White, p. 326
- Recent Deaths, pp. 326-327
Scientific Events
- A Proposed School of Technology for New York City, p. 327
- Honorary Fellowships for Student Executives at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, pp. 327-328
- Geological Map of Laberge Area, Yukon, p. 328
- The Coal Research Laboratory of the Carnegie Institute of Technology, pp. 328-329
- Seismological Observatory at Williams College, p. 329
- Elwyn L. Perry
Scientific Notes and News, pp. 329-332
Discussion
- Hurricane Palms in Florida, Including a New Genus Simpsonia, pp. 332-333
- O. F. Cook
- Carbonation and Carbonatization, pp. 333-334
- C. R. Longwell; Thomas Horace Evans
- The First Record of the Black Widow Spider for Iowa, pp. 334-335
- Karl A. Stiles
Societies and Meetings
- The Pennsylvania Academy of Science, p. 335
- Bradford Willard
- The Kansas Academy of Science, pp. 335-336
- W. J. Baumgartner
Special Articles
- Toxoplasma and Obligate Intracellular Parasitism, pp. 336-338
- Albert B. Sabin; Peter K. Olitsky
- Heparin and the Formation of White Thrombi, pp. 338-339
- C. H. Best; Campbell Cowan; D. L. MacLean
- Light and the Sexual Cycle of Game Birds, pp. 339-340
- Leonard B. Clark; Samuel L. Leonard; Gardiner Bump
Scientific Apparatus and Laboratory Methods
- The Photoelectric Determination of Phosphorus in Estuarine Waters, pp. 340-342
- Charles E. Brambel; R. P. Cowles
- A Method of Freeing Fungi from Bacterial Contamination, p. 342
- John R. Raper
Books Received, p. 342
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The Spirit of the Laboratory, pp. 343-347
- Charles R. Stockard
The American Association for the Advancement of Science
- Agricultural Research in China. II, pp. 347-350
- H. K. Hayes
Obituary
- James Bertram Overton, pp. 350-351
- Charles E. Allen
Scientific Events
- The Standardization Building for the Bureau of Agricultural Economics, pp. 351-352
- Proposed Wildlife Conservation Institute at the University of Wisconsin, p. 352
- Gift to Brown University of a Chemical Research Laboratory, pp. 352-353
- The New Building of Mellon Institute, p. 353
Scientific Notes and News, pp. 354-356
Discussion
- Mimicry, as Viewed by Professor Shull, pp. 356-359
- G. D. Hale Carpenter
- A System for Filing Monographs, Pamphlets and Reprints, pp. 359-360
- Emmett B. Carmichael
- Stars in the Biographical Directory of American Men of Science, p. 360
- Franz Schrader
- The Percentage of Iron in Hemoglobin, pp. 360-361
- Burnham S. Walker; William C. Boyd
Reports
Special Articles
- Magnetic Anomalies near Wilmington, N. C., pp. 362-364
- Gerald R. MacCarthy; H. W. Straley
- Effect of Certain Enzymes and Amino-Acids on Crown Gall Tissues, p. 364
- P. A. Ark
- Sex Differences in Anemic Rats, pp. 364-366
- H. H. Mitchell; T. S. Hamilton
- Crystalline Catalase, pp. 366-367
- James B. Sumner; Alexander L. Dounce
Scientific Apparatus and Laboratory Methods
- The Use of Synthetic Resins in the Preparation of Permanent Bacterial Mounts, pp. 367-368
- B. F. Skiles; C. E. Georgi
- A Practical Device for the Rapid Quantitative Determination of Plant Pigments, p. 368
- William A. Beck
Books Received, p. 368
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- Embryology and Its Relations, pp. 369-374
- Ross G. Harrison
Obituary
- Elihu Thomson, pp. 374-376
- Karl T. Compton
- Recent Deaths, p. 377
Scientific Events
- Broadcasts of the 1937 Eclipse, pp. 377-378
- Appointments and Promotions at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, p. 378
- Grants Awarded by the American Philosophical Society, pp. 378-379
- Dedication of the New Building of Mellon Institute, p. 379
Scientific Notes and News, pp. 380-382
Discussion
- Cobalt--An Essential Element, pp. 382-383
- Ross Aiken Gortner; H. G. Denham
- Thermodynamics and the Rates of Coupled Or Reversed Reactions, pp. 383-384
- Pierre Van Rysselberghe
- Magnification of Time as a Research Technique in the Study of Behavior, pp. 384-385
- Carney Landis; W. A. Hunt
- Cell Inclusions in Azotobacter Chroococcum Bej., p. 385
- Augusto Bonazzi
Scientific Books
- Statistical Mechanics, pp. 385-386
- Statistical Mechanics
- R. H. Fowler
- Review author[s]: J. H. Van Vleck
- Meteorology, p. 386
- Manual of Meteorology
- Napier Shaw
- Review author[s]: W. J. Humphreys
- Culture Methods for Invertebrates, p. 387
- Culture Methods for Invertebrate Animals, a Compendium prepared Cooperatively by American Zoologists under the Direction of a Committee from Section F of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
- Paul S. Galtsoff; Frank E. Lutz; Paul S. Welch; James G. Needham
- Review author[s]: A. S. Pearse
Societies and Meetings
- The Toronto Meeting of the American Association of Anatomists, pp. 387-388
- Tweedsmuir; The Secretary; Correspondent
Special Articles
- Cortical Representation of Tactile Sensibility as Indicated by Cortical Potentials, pp. 388-390
- Wade H. Marshall; Clinton N. Woolsey; Philip Bard
- Quantity Ultracentrifugation with Intense Fields, pp. 390-391
- Ralph W. G. Wyckoff
- Breaking the Rest Period of the Strawberry by Long Days at High Temperatures, pp. 391-392
- Geo. M. Darrow
Books Received, p. 392
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Front Matter (2 pp.)
Botanic Gardens in Science and Education, pp. 393-399
- C. Stuart Gager
Obituary
- William Harding Longley, pp. 400-401
- Ralph E. Cleland
- Recent Deaths and Memorials, p. 401
Scientific Events
- The Department of Health at Yale University, p. 401
- Reorganization of the Department of Forestry at Cornell University, p. 402
- Special Summer Program on Spectroscopy and Its Applications at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, p. 402
- The Meeting of the American Electrochemical Society at Philadelphia, p. 403
- The Research Foundation of the Ohio State University, p. 403
Scientific Notes and News, pp. 404-406
Discussion
- Rubber Production from Castilla and Hevea, pp. 406-407
- O. F. Cook
- Roof Falls in Mines, p. 407
- H. Landsberg; J. B. Merritt
- The Oldest American Fossil Echinoid, pp. 407-408
- J. T. Sanford
Reports
- The Banting Research Foundation, pp. 408-409
- V. E. Henderson; D. T. Fraser
Special Articles
- New Records in Human Power, pp. 409-410
- S. Robinson; H. T. Edwards; D. B. Dill
- The Differentiation of Pancreatic Trypsins on the Basis of their Specificities, pp. 410-411
- Max Bergmann; Joseph S. Fruton; Heinz Pollok
Scientific Apparatus and Laboratory Methods
- Igneous Rock Texture Demonstration for Students of Elementary Geology, pp. 411-412
- W. Farrin Hoover
- Use of Nile Blue Sulfate in Marking Starfish, p. 412
- Victor L. Loosanoff
- A Portable Hood for Smoking Kymograph Drums, p. 412
- Edgar P. Jones
Books Received, p. 412
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Front Matter (2 pp.)
The Philosophy of Physics, pp. 413-419
- W. V. Houston
The Ursi Programs of Short-Wave Station W1xal, pp. 419-421
- A. E. Kennelly
Scientific Events
- Principal Addresses at the Denver Meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, p. 421
- F. R. Moulton
- The American Chemical Society, pp. 421-422
- Symposium on Theoretical Physics at the University of Michigan, p. 422
- The Finney-Howell Research Foundation, pp. 422-423
- The American Philosophical Society, p. 423
- Recent Deaths, p. 423
Scientific Notes and News, pp. 423-426
Discussion
- Sedimentation in a Small Artificial Lake, pp. 426-427
- R. H. Mitchell; G. Robert Hall
- A New Color Type in Cabbage, pp. 427-428
- Roy Magruder
- Magnesium Sulfate--A New Insecticide, p. 428
- Hubert W. Frings; Mable S. Frings
- Anatomical Nomenclature, p. 428
- George W. Corner
Special Articles
- Phosphorescence of Cells and Cell Products, pp. 428-429
- A. C. Giese; P. A. Leighton
- The Chemoreceptors of Certain Dipterous Larvae, pp. 430-431
- John H. Welsh
- The Discovery and Identification of a New Purine Alkaloid in Tea, p. 431
- Treat B. Johnson
Scientific Apparatus and Laboratory Methods
- A Condenser Discharge Stimulator for Physiological Purposes, pp. 431-432
- Oscar A. M. Wyss
- A Method for Observing the Lower Surface of Small Objects, p. 432
- Ralph J. Bailey
Books Received, p. 432
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Front Matter (4 pp.)
The National Academy of Sciences
- Medals of the National Academy of Sciences, pp. 433-436
- A. O. Leuschner; Frank Schlesinger; T. Wayland Vaughan; Waldemar Lindgren
- Abstracts of Papers Presented at the Washington Meeting of the National Academy of Sciences, pp. 436-445
Obituary
- William Temple Hornaday, pp. 445-446
- Fairfield Osborn
Scientific Events
- The Denver Meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, p. 446
- F. R. Moulton
- The American Society of Agricultural Engineers, pp. 446-447
- The American Documentation Institute, p. 447
- Grants in Aid of Research of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, pp. 447-448
- Officers and Members Elected by the National Academy of Sciences, p. 448
Scientific Notes and News, pp. 448-451
Discussion
- On the Significant Figures of Least Squares and Correlations, pp. 451-454
- W. Edwards Deming
- Peranema and "Grantia", p. 454
- Libbie H. Hyman
- A Remarkable Sabretooth-Like Creodont from the Eocene of Utah, pp. 454-455
- W. B. Scott
Societies and Meetings
- The Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters, p. 455
- R. R. Shrock
- The Arkansas Academy of Science, p. 455
- Lewis M. Turner
- A Symposium on the Calculus of Variations, p. 456
- Karl Menger
Special Articles
- Restoration of Carbohydrate Oxidation in Diabetic Tissue in Vitro, pp. 456-458
- Ephraim Shorr
- Trichomes of Incidental Importance as Centers for Local Virus Infections, pp. 458-459
- L. W. Boyle; H. H. McKinney
Scientific Apparatus and Laboratory Methods
- A Simple Device for Measuring the Absorption Rates of Soils, pp. 459-460
- C. Kenneth Pearse
- Boxes for Study Skins, p. 460
- J. S. Stanford
Books Received, p. 460
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Front Matter (3 pp.)
The American Association for the Advancement of Science
- Preliminary Announcement of the Denver Meeting, pp. 461-469
- F. R. Moulton
Obituary
- Milton Jay Greenman, pp. 469-470
- Henry H. Donaldson
- Recent Deaths and Memorials, p. 470
Scientific Events
- The International Council of Scientific Unions, p. 471
- The British Association at Nottingham, p. 471
- The Edgar Fahs Smith Collection of Chemical Memorabilia, pp. 471-472
- The Botanical Collections of Harvard University, p. 472
- The Field Museum of Natural History, p. 473
- The Medal Meeting of the Franklin Institute, pp. 473-474
Scientific Notes and News, pp. 474-476
Discussion
- The International Who's Who, pp. 476-477
- Frank B. Littell
- "Homing" of Pacific Salmon, pp. 477-478
- Willis H. Rich
- Glass Globes on the Pacific, p. 478
- Sydney Connor
- Lines of Inheritance in Families of "Bleeders" as Narrated in 1834, pp. 478-479
- George E. Ladd
Quotations
- The Mellon Institute, p. 479
Scientific Books
- Theory of Sound, pp. 479-480
- Vibration and Sound
- Philip M. Morse
- Review author[s]: E. C. Wente
Special Articles
- Fundamental Theorems of Trihornometry, pp. 480-482
- Edward Kasner
- Upward Transport of Minerals through the Phloem of Stems, pp. 482-483
- Felix G. Gustafson; Marjorie Darken
- Synthesis of Co-Carboxylase from Vitamin B1, pp. 483-484
- Kurt G. Stern; Jesse W. Hofer
- An Accessory Photosensitive Substance in Visual Purple Regeneration, p. 484
- Aurin M. Chase
Books Received, p. 484
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The Dedication of the New Building of Mellon Institute
- Introductory Remarks and Comments, pp. 485-486
- E. R. Weidlein
- Address of the Honorable Andrew W. Mellon, pp. 486-487
- Address of Richard K. Mellon, pp. 487-489
- Robert Kennedy Duncan, pp. 489-491
- B. T. Brooks
Scientific Events
- Symposia at the Denver Meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, pp. 491-492
- F. R. Moulton
- Funds for the American Museum of Natural History, p. 492
- Dinner of the Society of the Friends of Scripta Mathematica, pp. 492-493
- The American Academy of Arts and Sciences, p. 493
- The Directorship of the Hospital of the Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research, pp. 493-494
Scientific Notes and News, pp. 494-496
Discussion
- The Needs of the Mimicry Theory, pp. 496-498
- A. Franklin Shull
- Heterothallism in Venturia inaequalis, p. 498
- G. W. Keitt; D. H. Palmiter
- An Analogue of Plateau's Spherule, pp. 498-499
- Charles H. Greene
- Seaside Shrubs: Wind Forms Vs. Spray Forms, p. 499
- B. W. Wells; I. V. Shunk
The American Association for the Advancement of Science
- Minutes of the Executive Committee, pp. 499-500
- Henry B. Ward
Reports
- Activities of Mellon Institute during the past Year, pp. 500-502
Special Articles
- Pimelic Acid as a Growth Accessory Factor for a Strain of the Diphtheria Bacillus, pp. 502-503
- J. Howard Mueller
- Biological Assays for Flavin and Dermatitis Factor(S), pp. 503-504
- Charles A. Cook; Miriam F. Clarke; Amos E. Light
- The Distribution of Gene Frequencies in Populations, p. 504
- Sewall Wright
Books Received, p. 504
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A Half Century of American Medicine, pp. 505-512
- Simon Flexner
Scientific Events
- The Polar Expedition of the U.S.S.R., p. 512
- Scientific Exhibits at the Royal Society Conversazione, p. 513
- The Chesapeake Biological Laboratory, pp. 513-514
- Austin H. Clark
- Symposium at the Denver Meeting on the Control of Drifting Soils, p. 514
- Henry B. Ward
- Awards of the Lalor Foundation, pp. 514-515
- Recent Deaths, p. 515
Scientific Notes and News, pp. 515-518
Discussion
- The Flora of California, pp. 518-519
- T. D. A. Cockerell
- Spargana in Natrix, pp. 519-520
- Justus F. Mueller
- Photomicrographs and Microphotographs, p. 520
- William T. Hall
- A Misleading Article in the American Magazine, p. 520
- Frank Clay Cross
Quotations
- The Soviet Polar Expedition, pp. 520-521
Societies and Meetings
- The Kansas Academy of Science, pp. 521-523
- Roger C. Smith
Reports
- The Union of American Biological Societies and Biological Abstracts, pp. 523-525
- E. V. Cowdry
Special Articles
- Experimental Determination of the Anticonvulsant Properties of Some Phenyl Derivatives, pp. 525-526
- Tracy J. Putnam; H. Houston Merritt
- Extraction of the Nitrogenous Materials from Dried Grass, pp. 526-527
- Herbert L. Wilkins
Scientific Apparatus and Laboratory Methods
- Eggs of Fresh-Water Fishes Suitable for Laboratory Studies, pp. 527-528
- Floyd J. Brinley
- Aceto-Carmin Mounting Media, p. 528
- Conway Zirkle
Books Received, p. 528
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The Social Responsibility of the Engineer, pp. 529-533
- F. G. Cottrell
Obituary
- William Morton Wheeler, pp. 533-535
- L. J. Henderson; Thomas Barbour; F. M. Carpenter; Hans Zinsser
- Recent Deaths and Memorials, pp. 535-536
Scientific Events
- The Biological Station at Barents Sea, p. 536
- "Vocabulary" of the International Electrotechnical Commission, pp. 536-537
- Fellowships in the Sciences Awarded by the John Simon Guggenheim Foundation, pp. 537-538
- Sigma Xi Lectures at the University of California at Los Angeles, p. 538
- Symposium on the Structure of Metallic Phases, pp. 538-539
- In Honor of Dr. L. O. Howard, p. 539
Scientific Notes and News, pp. 539-542
Discussion
- The Volume of Entomological Literature, pp. 542-544
- W. V. Balduf
- Selection of Food by the Ciliate Chilodon, p. 544
- M. W. Smith
- The Chemical Atomic Weight of Carbon, p. 544
- Arthur F. Scott; Frank H. Hurley
- The Publication of Troland's Psychophysiology, pp. 544-545
- Jerome Alexander
Scientific Books
- Colorimetry, pp. 545-546
- Handbook of Colorimetry
- Review author[s]: Kasson S. Gibson
Societies and Meetings
- The Virginia Academy of Science, p. 547
- E. C. L. Miller
- The Alabama Academy of Science, pp. 547-548
- Septima Smith
Special Articles
- The Occurrence in Mammalian Tissue of a Lipid Eraction Acting as Inhibitor of Blood Clotting, pp. 548-549
- Erwin Chargaff
- The Decomposition of Yeast Nucleic Acid by a Heat Resistant Enzyme, pp. 549-550
- René J. Dubos
- The Preparation of Crystalline β-4-Glucosidosorbitol and Its Nonomethyl Derivative, p. 550
- P. A. Levene; Martin Kuna
Books Received, p. 550
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The Development of the Natural Sciences in China, pp. 551-553
- Amadeus William Grabau
The Social Responsibility of the Engineer. II, pp. 553-556
- F. G. Cottrell
Scientific Events
- The Biological Laboratory at Cold Spring Harbor, pp. 556-557
- The New Orleans Meeting of the American Association of Museums, p. 557
- Honorary Degrees Conferred by Clemson College, pp. 557-558
- Recent Deaths and Memorials, pp. 558-559
Scientific Notes and News, pp. 559-562
Discussion
- Stylistic Infelicities and the Excess Word, pp. 562-563
- Carey Croneis
- Has Utah Lost Claim to the Lower Sonoran Zone?, pp. 563-564
- Walter P. Cottam
- Regeneration of Ultracentrifuged Adrenal Tissue in the Albino Rat, p. 564
- Ernst J. Dornfeld
- Abundance of the European Starling in Illinois, p. 564
- Frank Collins Baker
Societies and Meetings
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- J. C. Gilman
- The Tennessee Academy of Science, p. 565
- John T. McGill
- The South Carolina Academy of Science, pp. 565-566
- F. W. Kinard
Special Articles
- On the Structure of Insulin, pp. 566-567
- D. M. Wrinch
- The Diffusion Coefficient and Molecular Size of Visual Purple, pp. 567-568
- Selig Hecht; Aurin M. Chase; Simon Shlaer
- Rate of Maturation of Young Red Cells in Canaries, pp. 568-569
- Robert Hegner; Redginal Hewitt
Scientific Apparatus and Laboratory Methods
- Embryonic Series in Snakes, pp. 569-570
- Hugh Clark
- Photography in the Biology Classroom, p. 570
- P. L. Bailey
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Science, pp. 571-575
- F. R. Moulton
Scientific Events
- The Oxford University Bureau of Animal Population, p. 575
- The Maria Moors Cabot Foundation for Botanical Research, pp. 575-576
- Seventh Annual Field Conference of Pennsylvania Geologists, pp. 576-577
- Arthur B. Cleaves
- Grants of the Geological Society of America, p. 577
- Recent Deaths and Memorials, pp. 577-578
Scientific Notes and News, pp. 578-580
Discussion
- The Excessive Meekness of American Botanists, pp. 580-582
- Neil E. Stevens
- "Races" and "Homing" of Salmon, pp. 582-583
- A. G. Huntsman
- Philosophy of Physics, p. 583
- V. F. Lenzen
- Further Discussion on Submerged Canyons, p. 583
- H. H. Hess
Scientific Books
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- The Organic Chemistry of Nitrogen
- Nevil Vincent Sidgwick
- Review author[s]: Marston Taylor Bogert
- Life Histories, pp. 584-586
- Criteria for the Life History, with Analyses of Six Notable Documents
- John Dollard
- Review author[s]: Edwin B. Wilson
Societies and Meetings
- The Illinois State Academy of Science, p. 586
- Wilbur M. Luce
- The New Hampshire Academy of Science, pp. 586-587
- George W. White
Special Articles
- The Behavior of Certain Dusts under Mechanical Impingement, pp. 587-588
- J. B. Ficklen; L. L. Goolden
- Ovulation Induced out of Season, pp. 588-589
- Roberts Rugh
- Homotransplantation of Adrenal Cortical Tissue, pp. 589-590
- Leland C. Wyman; Caroline tum Suden
- Immunity of Certain Insects to Selenium Poisoning, p. 590
- Sam F. Trelease; Helen M. Trelease
Books Received, p. 590
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The Dedication of the New Building of Mellon Institute
- Communication Engineering, pp. 591-594
- Frank B. Jewett
- Early Work on Insulin, pp. 594-596
- F. G. Banting
Obituary
- E. P. Burrell, p. 597
- J. S. Plaskett
- Recent Deaths, p. 597
Scientific Events
- The Linnean Society of London, p. 598
- St. Louis Meeting of the Eastern Section of the Seismological Society of America, pp. 598-599
- A. J. Westland
- The Proposed American Association of Applied Psychology, p. 599
- Marine Biological Laboratories, pp. 599-600
- Awards of Latin American Fellowships by the Guggenheim Foundation, pp. 600-601
Scientific Notes and News, pp. 601-604
Discussion
- Cobalt--An Essential Element in Animal Nutrition--Australian Investigations, pp. 604-605
- E. J. Underwood
- A Possible Source of Laboratory Fires, p. 605
- Julian H. Lewis
- "Hypothecate" Versus "Assume", p. 605
- A. V. Hill
- William Morton Wheeler and the Classics, p. 605
- Henry Osborn Taylor
Scientific Books
- Modern Physics, pp. 606-607
- Die Bedeutung der Modernen Physik für die Theorie der Erkenntnis. Drei mit dem Richard Avenarius-Preis ausgezeichnete Arbeiten von Dr. Grete Hermann, Dr. E. May, Dr. Th. Vogel
- The Philosophy of Relativity
- A. P. Ushenko
- Review author[s]: V. F. Lenzen
Societies and Meetings
- The North Carolina Academy of Science, p. 607
- H. L. Blomquist
Special Articles
- The Effects of Alcohol as Influenced by Blood Sugar, pp. 608-609
- Howard W. Haggard; Leon A. Greenberg
- The Opercular Approach to the Pituitary, p. 609
- A. A. Abramowitz
- The Application of Sprays to Expanding Plant Surfaces, p. 610
- D. E. H. Frear; H. N. Worthley
- On the Structure of Pectin Polygalacturonic Acid, p. 610
- P. A. Levene; Leonard C. Kreider
Books Received, p. 610
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The Biological Basis of Individuality, pp. 1-5
- Leo Loeb
Scientific Events
- The Jane Coffin Childs Memorial Fund for Medical Research, p. 6
- The Work of the New York Zoological Society, pp. 6-7
- Fairfield Osborn
- The Annual Meeting of the Society for the Promotion of Engineering Education, p. 7
- Honorary Degrees Conferred by Yale University, pp. 7-8
Scientific Notes and News, pp. 8-11
Discussion
- Recognition of Mineralogists, pp. 11-12
- D. Jerome Fisher
- More Brains and Less Money, pp. 12-13
- Adolph M. Koch
- Microphotographs and Photomicrographs, p. 13
- W. L. Shilling
- Scripta Mathematica, p. 13
- Jekuthiel Ginsburg
Scientific Books
- Reminiscences of J. J. Thomson, pp. 13-15
- Recollections and Reflections
- J. J. Thomson
- Review author[s]: W. F. G. Swann
- Australian Pre-Cambrian Fossils, pp. 15-17
- Australian Pre-Cambrian Fossils: A Memoir of the Late Pre-Cambrian Remains from the Adelaide Series, South Australia
- T. W. Edgeworth David; R. J. Tillyard
- Review author[s]: Carey Croneis
Societies and Meetings
- The Ohio Academy of Science, pp. 17-18
- William H. Alexander
Special Articles
- The Significance of the Adrenals for Adaptation to Mineral Metabolism, pp. 18-19
- E. C. Kendall; D. J. Ingle
- The Disappearance of Injected Epinephrine in the Animal Body, pp. 19-20
- Sigmund S. Weinstein; Rodger J. Manning
- Meningococcus Infection of the Chick Embryo, pp. 20-21
- G. John Buddingh; Alice Polk
- Environmental Conditions Influencing the Development of Tomato Pockets Or Puffs, pp. 21-22
- Arthur C. Foster; Everett C. Tatman
Science News, pp. 10a+12a-13a
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Front Matter (3 pp.)
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- D. A. MacInnes
Obituary
- Duncan Starr Johnson, p. 29
- Recent Deaths, p. 29
Scientific Events
- Activities of the International Union of Biological Sciences, pp. 29-30
- M. J. Sirks
- Awards for Exhibits at the Atlantic City Meeting of the American Medical Association, p. 30
- The Rochester Meeting of the American Chemical Society, pp. 30-31
- Officers of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers, p. 31
- Award of the Lamme Medal of the Society for the Promotion of Engineering Education, pp. 31-32
Scientific Notes and News, pp. 32-34
Discussion
- The Chemical Nature of "Ascorbic Acid Oxidase", p. 35
- Elmer H. Stotz; Carter J. Harrer; C. G. King
- The Selenium Dehydrogenation of α -Tocopherol, p. 35
- C. S. McArthur; E. M. Watson
- Inferior Yields Obtained from Crosses of Six-Rowed with Two-Rowed Barleys, pp. 35-36
- Harry V. Harlan; Mary L. Martini; Harland Stevens
- The Recrudescence of a Confusing Terminology, p. 36
- Francis Ramaley
- Human Artifacts in Association with Horse and Sloth Bones in Southern South America, pp. 36-37
- Junius Bird; Margaret Bird
Quotations
Scientific Books
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- Adventures in Bird Protection. An Autobiography
- Thomas Gilbert Pearson
- Review author[s]: Henry B. Ward
- Diesel Engineering, p. 38
- Elements of Diesel Engineering
- Orville Adams
- Review author[s]: Thos. C. Poulter
Special Articles
- The Origin of the After-Feather in Fowl: A Process of Twinning, pp. 38-39
- Frank R. Lillie; Mary Juhn
- The Influence of Electrolytes on the Oxygen Dissociation of Hemoglobin, pp. 39-40
- E. S. Guzman Barron; Ralph Munch; A. E. Sidwell
- The "Sodium Retaining Effect" of the Sex Hormones, pp. 40-41
- George W. Thorn; George A. Harrop
- The Coumarin Content of Melilotus dentata, pp. 41-42
- R. A. Brink; W. L. Roberts
Science News, pp. 8a-10a
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Front Matter (3 pp.)
Recent Advances in Physiology of Reproduction of Plants, pp. 43-47
- A. E. Murneek
Scientific Events
- The Annual Visitation Day of Greenwich Observatory, p. 48
- The National Parks Association, pp. 48-49
- Milton and Clark Awards of Harvard University, pp. 49-50
- Recent Deaths and Memorials, p. 50
Scientific Notes and News, pp. 50-52
Discussion
- The Schütz-Borissov Law for Enzymes, pp. 52-53
- Oscar Bodansky
- Relic Flora in Relation to Glaciation in the Keweenaw Peninsula of Michigan, pp. 53-55
- Stanard G. Bergquist
- "Migration" and "Homing" of Pacific Salmon, pp. 55-56
- Frederick A. Davidson
- Cannibalism and Primitive Man, pp. 56-57
- M. F. Ashley-Montagu
Scientific Books
- Electricity, pp. 57-58
- Electricity
- W. L. Bragg
- Review author[s]: Karl K. Darrow
Societies and Meetings
- Activities of the Phoenix Local Branch of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, p. 58
- A. L. Flagg
Special Articles
- The Effect of the Replacement of Other Cations by Sodium on the Dispersion of Soils, pp. 59-60
- F. J. Veihmeyer; A. H. Hendrickson
- Pigmentation in the Root of the Cotton Plant, pp. 60-61
- H. V. Jordan; D. R. Ergle; J. H. Hunter; J. E. Adams
- The Dorsoventral Axis of the Fore-Limb Bud in Amblystoma microstomum, pp. 61-62
- Harvey B. Lovell
- The Reticulo-Endothelial System and the Concept of the "Anti-Hormone", pp. 62-63
- Albert S. Gordon; William Kleinberg; Harry A. Charipper
Scientific Apparatus and Laboratory Methods
- A New Type of Relief Map, pp. 63-64
- Edward L. Troxell
- Starfish Stains, p. 64
- Arthur A. Vernon
Science News, pp. 6a-8a
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Front Matter (3 pp.)
Science and the Scientific Attitude, pp. 65-68
- Robert S. Mulliken
Technological Trends and National Policy, pp. 69-71
Obituary
- Herbert Ellsworth Slaught, pp. 72-73
- L. E. Dickson; G. A. Bliss
- Recent Deaths, p. 73
Scientific Events
- The British Trust for Ornithology, pp. 73-74
- The Atomic-Physics Observatory of the Carnegie Institution of Washington, pp. 74-75
- Correspondent
- The Scientific Exhibit of the American Medical Association, p. 75
- The National Conference on Weights and Measures, pp. 75-76
- Woods Hole Conference on the Problem of Aging, p. 76
- E. V. Cowdry
Scientific Notes and News, pp. 76-79
Discussion
- An Old Answer to a Present-Day Problem, pp. 79-80
- Walter D. Lambert
- The Antiscorbutic Properties of a Salt of Iron and Ascorbic Acid, pp. 80-81
- M. Pijoan
- The Maynard Plum--A Carrier of the Peach Mosaic Virus, p. 81
- E. W. Bodine; L. W. Durrell
- A Companion Word for Plankton, pp. 81-82
- Robert T. Morris
Special Articles
- A Crystalline Protein with High Lactogenic Activity, pp. 82-83
- A. White; H. R. Catchpole; C. N. H. Long
- The Protective Action of Certain Purines against Liver Necrosis Produced by Carbon Tetrachloride and Chloroform, pp. 83-84
- R. C. Neale
- Cortico-Adrenal and Neural Effects on Gonadotropic Activity of the Pituitary, pp. 84-85
- Harry B. Friedgood
Scientific Apparatus and Laboratory Methods
- Glycylglycine as a Sea Water Buffer, pp. 85-86
- Albert Tyler; Norman H. Horowitz
- Universal Joints for Skeletons, p. 86
- Justin V. Schwind
Science News, pp. 6a-8a
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Front Matter (3 pp.)
The Engineer and His Relation to Government, pp. 87-91
- Vannevar Bush
The Ultracentrifugal Purification and Study of Macromolecular Proteins, pp. 92-95
- Ralph W. G. Wyckoff
Scientific Events
- Scientific Awards in China, p. 95
- Archeological Projects, p. 95
- A Federal Cancer Research Institute, pp. 95-96
- The Treub Foundation of Buitenzorg, Java, pp. 96-97
- David Fairchild; Elmer D. Merrill; Thomas Barbour
- Officers of the National Research Council, 1937-1938, p. 97
- Recent Deaths and Memorials, p. 97
Scientific Notes and News, pp. 97-100
Discussion
- Microclimatic Studies in Oklahoma and Ohio, pp. 100-101
- C. W. Thornthwaite
- Chromosome Alterations by Centrifuging, p. 101
- Dontcho Kostoff
- A Six-Chromosome Ascaris in Chinese Horses, pp. 101-102
- Ju-Chi Li
- In Re Hypothecate, p. 102
- L. A. Hawkins; T. J. Mosley
Societies and Meetings
- The American Geophysical Union, pp. 102-104
- Jno. A. Fleming
Special Articles
- Determination of Ultra-Violet Light Absorption by Certain Bacteriophages, pp. 104-105
- Leslie A. Sandholzer; Marvin M. Mann; George Packer Berry
- The Chemical Constitution of Benzoyl Glucuronic Acid, pp. 105-106
- Walther F. Goebel
- On the Mechanism of the Action of Digitalis Glucosides on Muscle, pp. 106-107
- McKeen Cattell; Helen Goodell
Scientific Apparatus and Laboratory Methods
- Uniform Tissue Sections for Warburg Technique, pp. 107-108
- John O. Thomas; Floyd De Eds
- Ammonium Fluoride Fusion: A Rapid Means of Determining Potassium in Soils, p. 108
- R. B. Deemer; James B. Martin; Paul R. Dawson
Science News, pp. 6a-8a
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Front Matter (5 pp.)
The Biologically Minded Physician, pp. 109-114
- Wm. DeB. MacNider
Obituary
- Arthur Brooks Clawson, p. 114
- J. F. C.
- Charles Dwight Marsh, pp. 114-115
- Paul H. Oehser
- Recent Deaths, p. 115
Scientific Events
- Nottingham Meeting of the British Association, pp. 115-116
- Awards of the Ella Sachs Plotz Foundation, pp. 116-117
- Degrees Conferred by the University of Edinburgh, p. 117
Scientific Notes and News, pp. 117-120
Discussion
- A New Household Palm, Neanthe Bella, pp. 120-122
- O. F. Cook
- "Races" and "Homing" of Pacific Salmon, p. 122
- Willis H. Rich
- The Fish Bowl as a Fire Hazard, pp. 122-123
- Karl S. Van Dyke
- A Possible Source of Laboratory Fires, p. 123
- I. P. Tolmachoff
Scientific Books
- Some Recent Books in the Plant Sciences, pp. 123-126
- Pollen Grains
- R. P. Wodehouse
- Production of Field Crops
- T. B. Hutcheson; T. K. Wolfe; M. S. Kipps
- Growth Hormones in Plants. Authorized English translation of Die Wuchsstofftheorie und ihre Bedeutung für die Analyse des Wachstums und der Wachstumsbewegungen der Pflanzen
- P. Boysen Jensen
- Flora of Jamaica
- William F. Fawcett; Alfred Barton Rendle; Spencer Le Marchant Moore; Alfred Barton Rendle
- Methods in Plant Physiology; a Laboratory Manual and Research Handbook
- Walter E. Loomis; Charles A. Shull
- Review author[s]: Paul B. Sears; W. L. Burlison; J. J. Pieper; Carl D. LaRue; E. J. Alexander; Walter F. Loehwing
Special Articles
- Tumor Production by Hormones from Phytomonas tumefaciens, pp. 126-127
- G. K. K. Link; H. W. Wilcox
- Salt Accumulation and Polar Transport of Plant Hormones, pp. 127-128
- F. W. Went
- The Green Muscardine Fungus on the Periodical Cicada, p. 128
- Saburo K. Katsura; A. G. Johnson
- The Effect of Repeated Cortin Injections upon Renal Excretion in the Normal Organism, pp. 128-129
- Frank A. Hartman; Lena Lewis; Gwendoline Toby
Scientific Apparatus and Laboratory Methods
- A Pleural Cannula, pp. 129-130
- Walter L. Mendenhall
- The Use of Dialysis in the Preparation and Purification of Immunologically Active Bacterial Products, p. 130
- Sam Morell; Gregory Shwartzman
Science News, pp. 10+12+14
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Front Matter (2 pp.)
The Second Denver Meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, pp. 131-149
- F. R. Moulton
Scientific Events
- The South Pacific Expedition of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, pp. 149-150
- Reduced Legislative Appropriations for the University of California, p. 150
- The National Cancer Institute, pp. 150-151
- Recent Deaths and Memorials, p. 151
Scientific Notes and News, pp. 151-154
Discussion
- Spores of Cambrian Plants, pp. 154-155
- William C. Darrah
- A Lawn Marvel, pp. 155-156
- William Louis Poteat
- Age of the Uraninite from the Ruggles Mine, Grafton Center, N. H., p. 156
- B. M. Shaub
- The Designation of Clonal Generations, p. 156
- R. E. Caryl
- The Needs of the Mimetic Theory, p. 157
- G. D. Hale Carpenter
Scientific Books
- Recent Books on Physics, pp. 157-158
- An Elementary Survey of Modern Physics
- G. F. Hull
- The Physics of Electron Tubes
- L. R. Koller
- L'Unitè de la Force et L'Unité de la Matière dans la Conception Physique Uniforme du Monde
- Jan Bašta
- Atomic Physics
- Max Born
- Review author[s]: E. U. Condon; V. K. Zworykin; Leigh Page; W. F. G. Swann
Special Articles
- Aphis Resistance in Breeding Mosaic-Escaping Red Raspberries, pp. 158-159
- C. D. Schwartze; Glenn A. Huber
- The Similarity of Action of Purified Cortical Adrenal Extracts to Crystalline Androsterone and Testosterone, pp. 159-160
- Israel S. Kleiner; Abner I. Weisman; Daniel I. Mishkind
- Premeability of the Blood-C. N. S. Barrier to Sodium Bromide in Experimental Poliomyelitis, p. 160
- Edwin H. Lennette; Dan H. Campbell
Science News, pp. 5-7
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Transmutations of Atomic Nuclei, pp. 161-165
- Niels Bohr
Physics Teaching in the South, pp. 165-168
- L. L. Hendren
Scientific Events
- Report of the British Forestry Commission, p. 169
- The Proposed Reincorporation of the American Chemical Society, pp. 169-170
- The Field Museum of Natural History, p. 170
- Recent Deaths and Memorials, pp. 170-171
Scientific Notes and News, pp. 171-174
Discussion
- Mahomet and the Mountain, pp. 174-176
- G. R. Wieland
- Proposed Chemical Mechanisms for the Production of Skin Erythema and Pigmentation by Radiant Energy, p. 176
- L. Earle Arnow
- A Microbiological Test for Carcinogenic Hydrocarbons, pp. 176-177
- Samuel Goldstein
- Drought and the Fungous Flora of Colorado, p. 177
- P. F. Shope
- Again Flying Fishes, pp. 177-178
- Edward L. Troxell
Societies and Meetings
- The Nebraska Academy of Sciences, p. 178
- M. P. Brunig
- The New Orleans Academy of Sciences, p. 178
- Philip C. Wakeley
Special Articles
- A Latent Virus of Lily, p. 179
- Frank P. McWhorter
- A Response of Alfalfa to Borax, pp. 179-180
- L. G. Willis; J. R. Piland
- Enzymic Synthesis of Co-Carboxylase, p. 180
- Henry Tauber
Science News, pp. 8-10
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The Control of Population Growth, pp. 181-187
- S. J. Holmes
Newer Biological Aspects of Protein Chemistry, pp. 187-190
- Max Bergmann; Carl Niemann
Scientific Events
- Congressional Appropriations for Scientific Work, p. 190
- The Leverhulme Fellowships in Great Britain, pp. 190-191
- The Annual Science Exhibition, pp. 191-192
- F. C. Brown
- Officers of the Southwestern Division of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, p. 192
- Recent Deaths and Memorials, p. 192
Scientific Notes and News, pp. 193-195
Discussion
- Another Analogue of Plateau's Spherule, pp. 195-196
- L. L. Nettleton
- Botany in State Names, p. 196
- W. A. Dayton
- The Meaning of State Names, pp. 196-197
- C. Stuart Gager
- The Influence of the Instars of Host Larvae on the Sex of the Progeny of Tiphia popilliavora Roh, p. 197
- M. H. Brunson
- The Action of P-Aminophenol on Tissue Oxidations, p. 197
- Frederick Bernheim; Mary L. C. Bernheim
- A Large Catch of Noctiluca, pp. 197-198
- W. E. Allen
Special Articles
- Radioactivity of Potassium and Geological Time, pp. 198-199
- A. Keith Brewer
- A Possible Acid Seed Soak for the Control of Bacterial Canker of the Tomato, pp. 199-200
- H. Loran Blood
- Vitamin B1 and the Synthesis of Fat from Carbohydrate, p. 200
- E. W. McHenry
- The Experimental Production of Intersexuality in the Female Rat with Testosterone, pp. 200-201
- R. R. Greene; A. C. Ivy
Scientific Apparatus and Laboratory Methods
- Clot Prevention in Blood Studies in Animals, pp. 201-202
- Savas Nittis
- A Convenient Method of Securing Blood for Analysis, p. 202
- E. M. Abrahamson
- An Inexpensive Viewer for Manuscript Film, p. 202
- Lois Kremer Sharpe
Science News, pp. 6-8
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The History of Evolutionary Thought, pp. 203-214
- Edward B. Poulton
Obituary
- Vernon Lyman Kellogg, pp. 214-215
- Robert A. Millikan
Scientific Events
- Expeditions of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, p. 215
- The Holden Expedition of the American Museum of Natural History, pp. 215-216
- The A. W. Mellon Educational and Charitable Trust, p. 216
- Proposed Buildings for the National Institute of Health, pp. 216-217
- Grants-In-Aid for Public Health Work, p. 217
- The Second National Conference on Educational Broadcasting, pp. 217-218
Scientific Notes and News, pp. 218-221
Discussion
- Upper Cretaceous Plants from Patagonia, pp. 221-222
- Edward W. Berry
- Observation on Excitation of Fireflies by Explosions, pp. 222-223
- Rudolf Ruedemann
- Secondary Binocular Vision in Birds, pp. 223-224
- Austin H. Clark
- An Infectious Disease Causing Wide-Spread Necrosis in the Liver of the Mexican Axolotl, pp. 224-225
- Cranford Hutchinson; Balduin Lucké
Special Articles
- Some Oxidative Properties of Isolated Amphibian Germinal Vesicles, p. 225
- Jean Brachet
- Cobalt as an Essential Element in Animal Nutrition, pp. 225-226
- W. M. Neal; C. F. Ahmann
- Magnesium Sulfate--An Unsatisfactory Substitute for Arsenicals in Grasshopper Baits, pp. 226-228
- Roger C. Smith
- Fitness, Sulfanilamide and Pneumococcus Infection in the Rabbit, pp. 228-229
- Arthur Locke; R. B. Locke; R. J. Bragdon; R. R. Mellon
Scientific Apparatus and Laboratory Methods
- An Electric Cardiometer, pp. 229-230
- Franklin Henry
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Research in Engineering, pp. 231-236
- Alexander Gibb
Scientific Events
- Additions to the Collections of the Natural History Museum, South Kensington, pp. 236-237
- Material Rewards for Scientific Research, p. 237
- The Museum of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, pp. 237-238
- The National Seashore Park in North Carolina, p. 238
- Grants of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in Aid of Research, pp. 238-239
- Recent Deaths, p. 239
Scientific Notes and News, pp. 239-241
Discussion
- The Proposed Reorganization of Federal Departments, pp. 242-243
- Correspondent
- A Unique Document, p. 243
- Otto Struve
- A Minnesota Kitchen Midden with Fossil Bison, pp. 243-244
- Albert Ernest Jenks
- A Fire-Ball, p. 244
- Mary Ethel Hunneman
Special Articles
- Catatonia Produced by the Introduction of Heavy Water into the Cerebrospinal Fluid, pp. 244-245
- Julian B. Herrmann; Henry G. Barbour
- Atrophy of the Adrenal Cortex of the Rat Produced by the Administration of Large Amounts of Cortin, p. 245
- D. J. Ingle; E. C. Kendall
- The Sparing Action of Lactoflavin on Vitamin B1, pp. 245-246
- L. N. Ellis; A. Zmachinsky
- Parthenocarpic Fruits Induced by Spraying with Growth-Promoting Chemicals, pp. 246-247
- F. E. Gardner; P. C. Marth
Scientific Apparatus and Laboratory Methods
- The Preservation of Biological Specimens by means of Transparent Plastics, pp. 247-248
- James H. Hibben
- A Paraffin Block Trimmer, p. 248
- Geo. E. Cauthen
Science News, pp. 8+10-11
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A World of Change, pp. 249-255
- Edward R. Weidlein
Rôle of Artesian Waters in Forming the Carolina Bays, pp. 255-258
- Douglas Johnson
Obituary
- Herman Diederichs, pp. 258-259
- A Correspondent
- Lord Rothschild, Founder of the Zoological Museum at Tring, p. 259
- Recent Deaths and Memorials, pp. 259-260
Scientific Events
- The Silver Jubilee of the Indian Science Congress Association, p. 260
- Relief Map of the Rocky Mountains and Pacific Coast States, pp. 260-261
- The Sixteenth Exposition of Chemical Industries, p. 261
- Rockfeller Traveling Fellowships, pp. 261-262
- First Award of the Francis P. Garvan Medal, p. 262
Scientific Notes and News, pp. 262-265
Discussion
- Observations of a Brilliant Aurora, pp. 265-266
- Ernest Cherrington
- Progress in the Control of White Pine Blister Rust, pp. 266-267
- S. B. Fracker
- Does the Virus of Influenza Cause Neurological Manifestations, pp. 267-268
- Josephine B. Neal; Harriet L. Wilcox
- The Occurrence of a Possible Mutation, Cancer to Non-Cancer, in the House Mouse, pp. 268-269
- William S. Murray
Special Articles
- Changes in Human Tissue Electrolytes in Senescence, pp. 269-270
- Henry S. Simms; Abraham Stolman
- Effects of Carbohydrate Plethora in Experimental Diabetes, pp. 270-271
- S. B. Barker; J. E. Sweet
- Brain Metabolism during the Hypoglycemic Treatment of Schizophrenia, pp. 271-272
- Harold E. Himwich; Karl M. Bowman; Joseph Wortis; Joseph F. Fazekas
- Chemical Changes of Fruits Ripened in the Presence of Ethylene, p. 272
- Elmer Hansen
Scientific Apparatus and Laboratory Methods
- A New Type of Gnomonic Ruler, pp. 272-273
- G. L. Clark; S. T. Gross
- Hydroponics Solution Used for Daphnia Culture, pp. 273-274
- Willis L. Tressler; Thelma Williams
Books Received, p. 274
Science News, pp. 8+10-11
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Medical Progress in the Last Hundred Years, pp. 275-279
- M. G. Seelig
Scientific Events
- The Institute of Neuropsychiatry of the University of Michigan, pp. 279-280
- Regional Directors of the National Park System, p. 280
- Lectures at the Field Museum of Natural History, p. 280
- The Rochester Meeting of the National Academy of Sciences, pp. 280-281
- Celebration of the Hundredth Anniversary of the Birth of Charles Frederick Chandler, p. 281
- Recent Deaths, pp. 281-282
Scientific Notes and News, pp. 282-285
Discussion
- Life; A Photochemical Steady State, p. 285
- Harold F. Blum
- Coal in Glacio-Fluvial Deposits in Ohio, pp. 285-286
- Karl Ver Steeg
- Magnesium Sulfate Valueless as a Control for the Bean Beetle, pp. 286-287
- Neale F. Howard
- A Matter of Terminology, p. 287
- Paul Weatherwax
Scientific Books
- A Biography of Peary, pp. 287-290
- Peary
- William Herbert Hobbs
- Review author[s]: Douglas Johnson
Special Articles
- Use of Dextrose by Excised Tomato Roots, pp. 290-291
- William J. Robbins; Mary A. Bartley
- The Anesthetic Effects of Some N-Aryl Barbituric Acids Containing Dye-Forming Groups, pp. 291-292
- Axel M. Hjort; David W. Fassett; Edwin J. DeBeer
- Diffraction of X-Rays by Built-Up Films of Proteins, pp. 292-293
- G. L. Clark; Sydney Ross
Scientific Apparatus and Laboratory Methods
- A Tubular Vacuum Type Centrifuge, pp. 293-294
- J. W. Beams; F. W. Linke; C. Skarstrom
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Front Matter (4 pp.)
Science and Technology, pp. 295-298
- Ernest O. Lawrence
The Nutritive Significance of the Amino Acids and Certain Related Compounds, pp. 298-300
- W. C. Rose
Obituary
- Nathaniel Lyon Gardner, pp. 300-301
- William Albert Setchell
- Recent Deaths and Memorials, p. 301
Scientific Events
- National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, pp. 301-302
- New Appointments at Columbia University, p. 302
- The Golden Gate International Exposition, pp. 302-303
- Meeting of Physicists of Upper New York State, p. 303
- The World Congress of Universal Documentation, pp. 303-304
Scientific Notes and News, pp. 304-306
Discussion
- Anaphylaxis, pp. 306-307
- Kenneth L. Burdon
- Protozoan Ecology, pp. 307-308
- Arthur N. Bragg
- Lemnaceae in Flower, p. 308
- Henry C. Gilbert
- Growth in the Adult, p. 308
- Aleš Hrdlička
- The Statement of the Russian Professors, pp. 308-309
- T. D. A. Cockerell
Societies and Meetings
- Summer Botanical Meetings, p. 309
- George S. Avery; Loren C. Petry; Earl E. Sherff
Special Articles
- Ovoverdin, a Pigment Chemically Related to Visual Purple, pp. 310-311
- Kurt G. Stern; Kurt Salomon
- The Sedimentation Constant of Ovoverdin, pp. 311-312
- Ralph W. G. Wyckoff
- A Bio-Electric Record of Human Ovulation, p. 312
- H. S. Burr; L. K. Musselman; Dorothy S. Barton; Naomi B. Kelly
- The Life Cycle of Moniezia Expansa, p. 312
- Horace W. Stunkard
- Carbohydrate Accumulation in Relation to Vegetative Propagation of the Litchi, p. 313
- Winston W. Jones; J. H. Beaumont
Scientific Apparatus and Laboratory Methods
- "Air Conditioning" for Microtomes, pp. 313-314
- Robert T. Hance
- A Method for Studying Environmental Choices of Laboratory Animals, p. 314
- Wayne L. Whitaker
Science News, pp. 10+12-13
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Front Matter (2 pp.)
Summary Statement of Activities of the National Research Council, 1936-1937, pp. 315-320
- Ludvig Hektoen; Albert L. Barrows
Obituary
- David Hendricks Bergey, pp. 320-321
- Carl J. Bucher; Harry E. Morton
- Recent Deaths and Memorials, p. 321
Scientific Events
- The New Building of the Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain, p. 322
- Expedition of the Philadelphia Academy of Natural Sciences and the Peabody Museum, p. 322
- The Natural Science Museum of Syracuse University, p. 323
- Fellowships of the Lalor Foundation, p. 323
- The National Advisory Cancer Council, pp. 323-324
Scientific Notes and News, pp. 324-327
Discussion
- Louis Pasteur's Patents, p. 327
- P. J. Federico
- Chondrodystrophy in the Chick Embryo Produced by a Mineral Deficiency in the Diet of the Hen, p. 328
- Malcolm Lyons; W. M. Insko
- Head Movements in Birds, p. 328
- Gordon L. Walls
- Drift Bottles Released off Coast of Southern California, pp. 328-329
- Richard B. Tibby
Scientific Books
- ----------------, pp. 329-330
- Atomic Spectra and the Vector Model
- A. C. Candler
- Review author[s]: Leo Goldberg
- An Appeal for Mathematical Understanding, p. 330
- Mathematics for the Million
- Lancelot Hogben
- Review author[s]: Albert A. Bennett
Special Articles
- Digitalis and Calcium Synergism, pp. 330-331
- Harry Gold; Nathaniel Kwit
- The pH Stability Range of the Elementary Bodies of Vaccinia, pp. 331-332
- J. W. Beard; Harold Finkelstein; Ralph W. G. Wyckoff
- Reduction of the Methyl Ester of 2: 3: 4-Trimethyl α -Methyl-d-Galacturonide to 2: 3: 4-Trimethyl α-Methyl-d-Galactoside, pp. 332-333
- P. A. Levene; R. Stuart Tipson; Leonard C. Kreider
Scientific Apparatus and Laboratory Methods
- The Preservation of Biological Specimens by means of Transparent Plastics, pp. 333-334
- Henry G. Knight
- A Hydro-Agitator for Solutions, p. 334
- Leo P. Clements
Science News, pp. 7-9
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Front Matter (5 pp.)
Molecules, pp. 335-340
- N. V. Sidgwick
Obituary
- Frederic E. Ives, pp. 340-341
- Horace C. Richards
- Recent Deaths, p. 341
Scientific Events
- The Australasian College of Physicians, pp. 341-342
- The Georgetown University Brain Research Institute, p. 342
- Mellon Institute Technochemical Lectures, pp. 342-343
- Symposium on Biophysics of the American Institute of Physics, p. 343
- The Annual Meeting of the American Welding Society, pp. 343-344
- The Sixteenth International Physiological Congress, p. 344
Scientific Notes and News, pp. 344-347
Discussion
- Can We Abandon the Vitamin Alphabet?, pp. 347-348
- C. M. McCay
- Leguminal and Agrostal, pp. 348-349
- W. B. Gernert
- Reid on Celtis, p. 349
- Edward W. Berry
- The Use of Yeast Or Other Fungi for Vitamin B1 Tests, pp. 349-350
- Roger J. Williams
- First Record of the Black Widow Spider in Minnesota, p. 350
- Donald Denning
Scientific Books
- Forel, pp. 350-352
- August Forel. Out of My Life and Work
- Bernard Miall
- Review author[s]: T. D. A. Cockerell
Special Articles
- Purification of Traumatin, a Plant Wound Hormone, pp. 352-353
- James Bonner; James English
- Algae and Growth-Substances, pp. 353-354
- Melvin A. Brannon
- Temperature and the Growth of Hair, p. 354
- Paul Eaton; Mary Wright Eaton
- Vitamin B1 Craving in Rats, pp. 354-355
- Curt P. Richter; L. Emmett Holt; Bruno Barelare
Scientific Apparatus and Laboratory Methods
- A Method of Measuring the Volume of Amphibian Embryos, pp. 355-356
- Joseph L. Schwind; Donald G. Remp; Stuart Sturges
- The Cultivation of Viruses on the Chorioallantoic Membranes of Chick Embryos, p. 356
- Rachel E. Hoffstadt; Elizabeth Osterman; K. Stephen Pilcher
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Front Matter (4 pp.)
The Contributions of Charles Denison and Henry Sewall to Medicine, pp. 357-364
- Florence R. Sabin
Obituary
- Sigmund Graenicher, pp. 364-365
- T. D. A. Cockerell
- Recent Deaths and Memorials, pp. 365-366
- C. G. A.
Scientific Events
- Campaigns for Funds to Finance Museums, p. 366
- Collections of Mexican Fossils at the University of Michigan, p. 367
- Lewis B. Kellum
- Expeditions of the Field Museum of Natural History, pp. 367-368
- Lectures at the College of Physicians of Philadelphia, p. 368
- Lake Placid Meeting of the Optical Society of America, p. 368
- Award of the Chemical Industry Medal to Professor Crane, pp. 368-369
Scientific Notes and News, pp. 369-372
Discussion
- A Psychiatric Analysis of the Present-Day Madness in the World, pp. 372-373
- S. H. Kraines
- Rate of Reaction and Concentration of Enzyme, pp. 373-374
- Joseph Berkson
- Peanut "Pouts", p. 374
- Z. P. Metcalf
- Data on Foraminifera Collected by the Works Progress Administration, pp. 374-375
- A. W. Von Struve
Quotations
- Science and Democracy, pp. 375-376
Reports
Special Articles
- A Prolonged after Effect from Electrical Stimulation of the Cerebellar Cortex in Unanesthetized Cats, pp. 377-379
- Sam L. Clark
- Crystalline Papain, p. 379
- A. K. Balls; Hans Lineweaver; R. R. Thompson
- The Mechanism of Bacteriophage Production, pp. 379-380
- A. P. Krueger
- Purification of Tobacco Mosaic Virus and Production of Mesomorphic Fibers by Treatment with Trypsin, pp. 380-381
- Lawrence F. Martin; H. H. McKinney; L. W. Boyle
- Catalytic Reduction of the Methyl Ester of 2: 3: 4-Triacetyl α -Methyl-Galacturonide to Methyl-Galactoside, p. 381
- P. A. Levene; C. C. Christman
Scientific Apparatus and Laboratory Methods
- A Method for the Sectioning of Protozoa En Masse, pp. 381-382
- C. D. Beers
- The Preservation of Tetanus Toxin by the Lyophile Process, p. 382
- Irving J. Wolman
Science News, pp. 8+10-11
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Front Matter (4 pp.)
Should Medical Inventions Be Patented?, pp. 383-387
- Arthur G. Connolly
Science and Society, pp. 387-391
- F. R. Moulton
Scientific Events
- Dedication of the New Building of the College of Medicine of Syracuse University, p. 391
- Research Grants of the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Science, p. 391
- Conference on the Phytohormones, pp. 391-392
- The National Association of Audubon Societies, p. 392
- The Summer Meeting of the American Mathematical Society, pp. 392-393
- T. R. Hollcroft
- Lectures of the New York Academy of Medicine, p. 393
- In Honor of Dr. John H. Northrop, pp. 393-394
Scientific Notes and News, pp. 394-396
Discussion
- A Theory of Protoplasmic Streaming, pp. 397-398
- William Seifriz
- In-Vitro Synthesis of Lactose, p. 398
- W. E. Petersen; J. C. Shaw
- The Use of Mucus by Marine Plankton Feeders, pp. 398-399
- G. E. MacGinitie
- Diet and Resistance to Colds, p. 399
- Frederick Hoelzel
- Correlation of River Terrace Remnants, pp. 399-400
- David St. Clair
Special Correspondence
- International Encyclopedia of Unified Science, pp. 400-401
- Rudolf Carnap; Philipp Frank; Joergen Joergensen; Charles W. Morris; Otto Neurath; Louis Rougier
Scientific Books
- Marconi, pp. 401-402
- Marconi the Man and His Wireless
- Orrin E. Dunlap
- Review author[s]: Alfred N. Goldsmith
Special Articles
- Japanese B Encephalitis Virus: Its Differentiation from St. Louis Encephalitis Virus and Relationship to Louping-Ill Virus, pp. 402-403
- Leslie T. Webster
- Dietary Control in Experimental Coccidiosis, pp. 403-404
- Elery R. Becker
- The Fermentation of Cigar-Leaf Tobacco, p. 404
- J. J. Reid; D. W. McKinstry; D. E. Haley
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Front Matter (4 pp.)
The National Academy of Sciences
- Presentation of the Comstock Prize, pp. 405-406
- William D. Coolidge
- Response by Professor Ernest O. Lawrence, pp. 406-407
- Abstracts of Papers, pp. 407-413
Scientific Events
- Symposia Organized by the Section on Medical Sciences (N) of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, p. 414
- Earl B. McKinley
- Gifts of Lord Nuffield to the University of Oxford, pp. 414-415
- Gift for the Study of Arthritis at the University of Michigan, p. 415
- Award of the William H. Perkin Medal, pp. 415-416
- Award of the John Fritz Gold Medal, pp. 416-417
- Recent Deaths and Memorials, p. 417
Scientific Notes and News, pp. 417-420
Discussion
- The Perennial Flying Fish Controversy, pp. 420-422
- C. M. Breder
- Home of the Ancon Sheep, p. 422
- Chas. B. Davenport
- The Life Cycle of a Trematode of Frogs, p. 423
- W. Henry Leigh
- An Early Report of Lead Poisoning in Waterfowl, p. 423
- I. D. Wilson
- Idest: A Word for Avoiding Ambiguity, pp. 423-424
- Charles H. Briggs
Special Articles
- The Potassium-Argon Transformation, pp. 424-425
- Arthur Bramley
- Experimental Modification of the Sexual Cycle in Trout by Control of Light, pp. 425-426
- Earl E. Hoover
- Variation of Dactylometra quinquecirrha, pp. 426-427
- R. A. Littleford; R. V. Truitt
Scientific Apparatus and Laboratory Methods
- Concerning the Hemolytic Zone of H. Pertussis Colonies on Cough Plates, p. 427
- L. Sauer
- An Economical Air Compressor, p. 428
- H. W. Beams; A. T. Casteel; R. L. King
Science News, pp. 10+12-13
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National Research Fellowships in the Biological Sciences, pp. 429-434
- William J. Robbins
Scientific Events
- Film Showings at the Annual Science Exhibition, p. 434
- F. C. Brown
- The Graduate Fortnight of the New York Academy of Medicine, p. 434
- The New York Meeting of the American Public Health Association, pp. 434-435
- Nominations for President-Elect of the American Chemical Society, p. 435
- Grants Awarded by the American Philosophical Society, pp. 435-436
- Recent Deaths and Memorials, pp. 436-437
Scientific Notes and News, pp. 437-440
Discussion
- ``Germ Track'' and ``Germ Tract'', pp. 440-441
- A. Franklin Shull
- Units in Mechanics, p. 441
- J. W. Campbell
- ``Flying'' Fish, p. 442
- G. B. Myers
- ``Flying'' Salmon, p. 442
- Robert T. Morris
Quotations
- Lord Nuffield's New Gifts to Oxford, pp. 442-443
- Science and Democracy, p. 443
- J. McKeen Cattell
Scientific Books
- Astronomy, pp. 443-444
- Text-Book on Spherical Astronomy
- W. M. Smart
- Review author[s]: Fletcher Watson
- Seismology, pp. 444-445
- Introduction to Theoretical Seismology, Part I, Geodynamics
- J. B. Macelwane
- Review author[s]: Archie Blake
The National Academy of Sciences
- Abstracts of Papers, pp. 445-447
Special Articles
- Antirabic Immunization with Culture Virus Rendered Avirulent by Ultra-Violet Light, pp. 447-448
- H. L. Hodes; G. I. Lavin; L. T. Webster
- Changes in Human Brain Potentials during the Onset of Sleep, pp. 448-450
- H. Davis; P. A. Davis; A. L. Loomis; E. N. Harvey; G. Hobart
- Treatment of the R39 Rat Sarcoma, p. 450
- Richard M. Brickner; Royal E. Grant
Scientific Apparatus and Laboratory Methods
- Devices for the Study of Two Plane Shifts in the Center of Gravity of a Swaying Body, pp. 451-452
- L. E. A. Kelso; F. A. Hellebrandt
- A Method for Rapidly Excysting Metacercariae, p. 452
- Charles E. Hadley; Ruth M. Castle
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Charles Frederick Chandler 1836-1925, pp. 453-461
- Haven Emerson
Obituary
- Frank Morley, p. 461
- A. Cohen
- Recent Deaths, p. 461
Scientific Events
- The Indian Science Congress, p. 462
- Advisory Committee for the Prevention of Pneumonia, p. 462
- Officers of the American Chemical Society, pp. 463-464
- Award of the Nichols Medal to Dr. Levene, p. 464
Scientific Notes and News, pp. 464-467
Discussion
- Charles Darwin and the Modern Theory of Tropisms, p. 468
- N. Cholodny
- Edward Fremy on the Constitution of Pectose, pp. 468-469
- Aksel G. Olsen
- Three Returns of a Bank Swallow, pp. 469-470
- Dayton Stoner
Special Correspondence
- Foundation of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences, pp. 470-472
- Correspondent
Scientific Books
- The Species Problem, pp. 472-473
- Genetics and the Origin of Species
- Theodosius Dobzhansky
- Review author[s]: T. D. A. Cockerell
- Herpetology, p. 473
- Snakes Alive and How They Live
- Clifford H. Pope
- Review author[s]: Karl P. Schmidt
Special Articles
- Tropospheric Radio Wave Reflections, pp. 473-474
- R. C. Colwell; A. W. Friend
- Independent Control of Alpha Rhythm and "Psychogalvanic" Response, pp. 474-476
- T. W. Forbes; Howard L. Andrews
- Physiological Evidence for the Syncytial Character of Smooth Muscle, p. 476
- Emil Bozler
- The Inorganic Elements in the Nutrition of the Rat, p. 477
- E. V. McCollum; J. Ernestine Becker
Scientific Apparatus and Laboratory Methods
- An Apparatus for the Microdetermination of Cholesterol in Blood, pp. 477-478
- E. M. Abrahamson
- An Improved Protocol for Dilution Series, p. 478
- Edwin H. Shaw
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Chemical Nature and Mode of Formation of Pepsin, Trypsin and Bacteriophage, pp. 479-483
- John H. Northrop
Obituary
- Edward Leamington Nichols, pp. 483-485
- Ernest Merritt
- Recent Deaths, p. 485
Scientific Events
- Eradication of the Dutch Elm Disease, p. 485
- The Finney-Howell Research Foundation, pp. 485-486
- Award of the Roebling Medal of the Mineralogical Society of America to Dr. Palache, pp. 486-487
- Paul F. Kerr
- The Chandler Medal and Lecture, p. 487
- Medallists and Officers of the Royal Society, p. 488
Scientific Notes and News, pp. 488-491
Discussion
- Freedom of the Press and the Scientist, pp. 491-492
- O. A. Stevens
- Archeology as a Tool for Use in Predicting the Permanency of Agriculture, pp. 492-493
- Max C. Markley
- Cell Shape Phenomena Interpreted in Terms of Compressed Lead Shot, pp. 493-494
- J. W. Marvin
- Habitat of Ophiosaurus ventralis, p. 494
- W. A. Brumfield
- Fresh-Water Medusae in Virginia, p. 494
- J. I. Hamaker; L. J. Milne
- Science and Democracy, pp. 494-495
- Carl L. Bausch
The American Association for the Advancement of Science
- Meeting of the Executive Committee, pp. 495-496
- F. R. Moulton
Special Articles
- The Nature of Papain Activation, pp. 496-497
- Max Bergmann; Joseph S. Fruton
- Osmotic Effects of Deuterium Oxide (Heavy Water) on Living Cells, pp. 497-498
- S. C. Brooks
- Disulfide from Ammonium Sulfate in the Presence of Mashed Root-Tips of Phaseolus vulgaris, pp. 498-499
- Frederick S. Hammett; Arthur Reynolds
- Exact Probabilities in Certain Card-Matching Problems, pp. 499-500
- Edward V. Huntington
- The Solution of a Problem in Probability, pp. 500-501
- T. E. Sterne
Scientific Apparatus and Laboratory Methods
- The Measurement of Turbidity in Colored Media, p. 501
- F. W. Zerban; Louis Sattler
- An Asbestos KCL Bridge and a Simple Calomel Electrode, p. 502
- Claude E. ZoBell; Sydney C. Rittenberg
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The American Association for the Advancement of Science
- Preliminary Announcements for the Indianapolis Meeting, pp. 503-510
- F. R. Moulton
Obituary
- Professor Duncan Starr Johnson, pp. 510-512
- W. C. Coker
- Recent Deaths, pp. 512-513
Scientific Events
- The International Congress of Anthropology and Ethnology, p. 513
- The Institute of Ceramic Engineers of the American Ceramic Society, pp. 513-514
- Permanent Science Fund of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, p. 514
- The Newly Elected Fellows and Correspondents of the Geological Society, London, pp. 514-515
- In Honor of Dr. Frederick G. Novy, p. 515
Scientific Notes and News, pp. 516-518
Discussion
- A Brilliant Hyperbolic Dew-Bow, pp. 518-519
- Richard M. Sutton
- The Validity of Age Determinations from the Scales of Land-Locked Salmon, pp. 519-520
- A. A. Blair
- Stability of Conditioning and Sexual Dominance in the Rabbit, p. 520
- Robert H. Brown
- "Medical Classics", pp. 520-521
- J. M. D. Olmsted
Societies and Meetings
- The New England Intercollegiate Field Geologists Conference, pp. 521-522
- Lloyd W. Fisher
Special Articles
- Shifting Bottom in Submarine Canyon Heads, pp. 522-523
- Francis P. Shepard
- Temperature and Starch-Sugar Change in Sweet Potatoes, pp. 523-525
- E. F. Hopkins; J. K. Phillips
- The Urinary Excretion of Ingested Radioactive Sulfur, p. 525
- Henry Borsook; Geoffrey Keighley; Don M. Yost; Edwin McMillan
Scientific Apparatus and Laboratory Methods
- A Flexible Gas Thermoregulator, pp. 525-526
- A. J. Bailey
- The Use of Neo-Silvol as the Colloidal Solution in Demonstrations of Diffusion, p. 526
- Samuel Lewis Meyer
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Hydrologic Research, pp. 527-530
- Robert E. Horton
On the Origin of the Saratoga Mineral Waters
- Cryptozoon: Plant Nature and Distribution, pp. 530-531
- Winifred Goldring
- Different Views Held on the Origin of the Saratoga Mineral Waters, pp. 531-532
- Rudolf Ruedemann
- Chemical Clues to the Origin of the Saratoga Mineral Waters, pp. 532-533
- Oskar Baudisch
Obituary
- Frank Nelson Blanchard, pp. 533-534
- A. Franklin Shull
- Harold Benjamin Fantham, pp. 534-535
- Recent Deaths and Memorials, p. 535
Scientific Events
- Research in the American Chemical Industry, pp. 535-536
- The American Standards Association, pp. 536-537
- Regional Laboratories of the U. S. Department of Agriculture, p. 537
- The Newly Elected Director of the New York Botanical Garden, pp. 537-538
Scientific Notes and News, pp. 538-540
Discussion
- Crystallized Vitamin C and Hexuronic Acid, pp. 540-542
- Gerald J. Cox
- Non-Transmissibility of Trichinelliasis in Pig, p. 542
- M. Hobmaier
- The Progressive Confusional Syndrome Following Injuries to the Cervical Portion of the Spinal Cord, pp. 542-543
- Tracy J. Putnam
- "Idest", p. 543
- F. C. Calkins
Scientific Books
- Calculus, pp. 543-544
- Differential and Integral Calculus
- Richard Courant
- Review author[s]: George D. Birkhoff
- Radioactivity, p. 544
- Radioactivité
- Madame Pierre Curie
- Review author[s]: K. Lark-Horovitz
Special Articles
- Detection of Crystalline Silica in Lung Tissue by X-Ray Diffraction Analysis, pp. 544-545
- Rosalind Klaas; Henry C. Sweany; J. N. Mrgudich; G. L. Clark
- Prolonged Survival of Adrenalectomized Rats Treated with Sera from Cushing's Disease, pp. 545-546
- Evelyn M. Anderson; Webb Haymaker
- The Potassium Content of Soil beneath a Straw Mulch, pp. 546-547
- I. W. Wander; J. H. Gourley
Scientific Apparatus and Laboratory Methods
- An Interval Computer, pp. 547-548
- John Stanley
- Giemsa Preparation for Staining Blood Films, p. 548
- Redginal Hewitt
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Words and Sentences in Science and Industry, pp. 549-553
- E. J. Crane
Obituary
- George E. Osterhout, pp. 553-554
- Aven Nelson
- Recent Deaths, p. 554
Scientific Events
- Study of the Gulf Stream, p. 555
- Columbus Iselin
- The Harvard University Collection of Glass Flowers, p. 555
- The Pittsburgh Award, pp. 555-556
- The American Academy of Tropical Medicine, p. 556
- Ernest Carroll Faust
- The Third International Congress for Microbiology, pp. 556-557
Scientific Notes and News, pp. 557-559
Discussion
- Man and Plants in Alaska, pp. 559-560
- Aleš Hrdlička
- Nutrition Vs. Growth, pp. 560-561
- Frederick S. Hammett
- Wolffia in Flower, p. 561
- H. Walton Clark
- More Fresh-Water Medusae, p. 561
- B. E. Quick; D. C. Matthews
Special Correspondence
- Biological Abstracts, pp. 561-563
- The Annual Meeting of the Union of American Biological Societies, p. 563
- George W. Hunter
Societies and Meetings
- The Indiana Academy of Science, p. 563
- M. W. Lyon
- The Utah Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters, pp. 563-564
- Vasco M. Tanner
Special Articles
- The Relation between Visual Acuity and the Optic Projection Centers of the Brain, pp. 564-565
- Karl U. Smith
- Induction of Polyploidy in Nicotiana, pp. 565-566
- Walter H. Greenleaf
- Adenomatous Lesion in Stomach of Strain I Mice, pp. 566-567
- H. B. Andervont; Harold L. Stewart
Scientific Apparatus and Laboratory Methods
- An Improved Instrument for the Intracerebral Inoculation of Experimental Animals, pp. 567-568
- Jerome T. Syverton; George Packer Berry
- Filter-Method for Clean Isolation of Trichinella-Larvae, p. 568
- M. Hobmaier; K. F. Meyer
Science News, pp. 8a-10a
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Front Matter (5 pp.)
Vitamin Deficiency Experimentation as a Research Method in Biology, pp. 569-576
- S. Burt Wolbach
Award of the Medals of the Royal Society, pp. 576-578
- William Bragg
New Societies and Shifting Interests, pp. 579-580
- Henry B. Ward
Obituary
- Will Scott: April 20, 1877, to October 17, 1937, pp. 580-581
- W. R. Breneman
- Recent Deaths, p. 581
Scientific Events
- Geological Expedition to Lake Mead of the Carnegie Institution, pp. 581-582
- The Section of Geology of the Tennessee Academy of Science, p. 582
- The Annual Meeting of the New York Academy of Sciences, pp. 582-583
- Symposia of the American Chemical Society, p. 583
- Officers of the American Chemical Society, pp. 583-584
Scientific Notes and News, pp. 584-587
Discussion
- Effects of Heavy Water on Living Cells, pp. 587-588
- Henry G. Barbour
- The Non-Volatile Acids of the Fruit of Nyssa Ogeche, p. 588
- D. H. Wheeler
- Iodoacetic Acid and Sulfur Metabolism, p. 588
- Abraham White
- An Interesting Hoax Perpetuated in an Early Scientific Bulletin, pp. 588-589
- Donald De Leon
- Biological Abstracts: A Correction, p. 589
Quotations
- The Pilgrim Trust Lectures, pp. 589-590
Scientific Books
- Probability, p. 590
- Scientific Inference
- Harold Jeffreys
- Review author[s]: W. V. Quine
- Whales and Seals, p. 591
- Naturgeschichte der nordatlantischen Wale und Robben
- E. Hentschel
- Review author[s]: G. M. Allen
Special Articles
- Interception of Rainfall by Herbaceous Vegetation, pp. 591-592
- O. R. Clark
- Renewal of Multiple Precipitin Production on Injection of One Antigen in Rabbits Successively Immunized with Many Antigens, pp. 592-593
- Ludvig Hektoen; Wm. H. Welker
- Catalytic Reduction and Deacetylation of the Methyl Ester of Hexacetyl ``β''-Methylaldobionide to 6-Glucosido- beta -Methylgalactoside, p. 593
- P. A. Levene; R. Stuart Tipson
Scientific Apparatus and Laboratory Methods
- On Securing Large Quantities of Diatoms from the Sea for Chemical Analysis, pp. 593-594
- George L. Clarke
- A Color Test for Thiamin (Vitamin B1), p. 594
- Henry Tauber
- A Method for Obtaining Newly Hatched Tadpoles in a Clean State, p. 594
- Abraham Edelmann
Science News, pp. 14a+16a+18a
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Front Matter (3 pp.)
The American Association for the Advancement of Science
- Science and Ethics, pp. 595-603
- Edwin Grant Conklin
Obituary
- Thomas Nelson Dale, p. 603
- Correspondent
- Recent Deaths and Memorials, p. 604
Scientific Events
- The Royal Veterinary College, London, pp. 604-605
- The Field Museum of Natural History, p. 605
- The Westinghouse Research Fellowships, pp. 605-606
- Research Grants of the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Science, p. 606
- The Centenary of William Harkness, 1837-1903, pp. 606-607
Scientific Notes and News, pp. 607-609
Discussion
- The Shape of Compressed Spheres, pp. 609-611
- Frederic T. Lewis
- Effects on Tissue Cultures of Intercellular Hormones from Injured Cells, p. 611
- George Speri Sperti; John R. Loofbourow; Mary Michaella Lane
- Fish Remains from the Tully Formation, pp. 611-612
- John W. Wells
- More about "Flying Fish", pp. 612-613
- Herbert Grove Dorsey
- Laurence, p. 613
- W. J. Humphreys
Scientific Books
- Mineralogy, pp. 613-614
- Introduction to the Study of Minerals
- Austin Flint Rogers
- Oyster Biology and Oyster-Culture. The Buckland Lectures for 1935
- J. H. Orton
- Review author[s]: Adolf Pabst; Paul S. Galtsoff
Special Articles
- The Energy of Activation of Protein Denaturations, pp. 614-616
- Victor K. La Mer
- Nicotinic Acid and Vitamin B2, pp. 616-617
- W. J. Dann
- Spontaneous Leprosy in a Mouse, pp. 617-618
- Cecil Krakower; Luis M. Gonzalez
- Encephalization of Brightness Discrimination in Mammals, pp. 618-619
- Edwin Ghiselli
Scientific Apparatus and Laboratory Methods
- Preparation of Casts of the Bony Labyrinth, pp. 619-620
- M. Wharton Young
- Dioxan as a Fixative of Yolk, p. 620
- H. Szarski
Science News, pp. 8a-11a
Back Matter (1 p.)
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