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Volume Information (2 pp.)
Protein Permeability through Thin Organic Layers, pp. 1-4
Hans J. Trurnit


Technical Papers
An Electronic Method of Tracing the Movements of Soil-Inhabiting Insects, pp. 5-6
A. P. Arnason; R. A. Fuller; J. W. T. Spinks
Adrenal Cortical Hormones: Analysis by Paper Partition Chromatography and Occurrence in the Urine of Normal Persons, pp. 6-8
Alejandro Zaffaroni; Robert B. Burton; E. Henry Keutmann
Cultivation of Endamoeba histolytica with Trypanosoma cruzi, pp. 8-9
Bruce P. Phillips
A Micromethod for Fat Analysis Based on Formation of Monolayer Films, pp. 9-10
K. K. Jones
A Preliminary Report on the Role of the Pineal Organ in the Control of Pigment Cells and Light Reactions in Recent Teleost Fishes, pp. 10-12
C. M. Breder; Priscilla Rasquin
Cobalt Polycythemia and Cytochrome C, p. 13
Stanley Levey
Rapid Method of Preparing Schiff's Reagent for the Feulgen Test, p. 13
Jerome Alexander; Kenneth S. McCarty; Eleanor Alexander-Jackson


Comments and Communications
Discordant Time Scales, pp. 14-15
C. A. Cotton
A Suggested Method for Estimating Pre-Hunting Season Status of Scaled Quail Populations, p. 15
Howard Campbell


News and Notes, pp. 16-22

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The Theory of Open Systems in Physics and Biology, pp. 23-29
Ludwig Von Bertalanffy


Technical Papers
Structure of the Earth's Crust in the Continents, pp. 29-30
B. Gutenberg
Effect of Insulin on the Potassium and Inorganic Phosphate Content of the Medium in Experiments with Isolated Rat Diaphragms, pp. 30-31
Chr. E. Kamminga; A. F. Willebrands; J. Groen; J. R. Blickman
The Effect of Changes in Body Weight on Atherosclerosis in the Rabbit, pp. 31-33
J. B. Firstbrook
Discovery of Dioecism in Laboulbenia formicarum, pp. 33-34
R. K. Benjamin; Leland Shanor
A Method for Concentration and Segregation of Malignant Cells from Bloody, Pleural, and Peritoneal Fluids, pp. 34-36
Don W. Fawcett; Bert L. Vallee; Marjorie H. Soule
A Multiple-Standard, Vertical-View Comparator for Microdeterminations, pp. 36-38
Henry O. Schulze
Effect of Panparnit on Brain Wave Changes Induced by Diisopropyl Fluorophosphate (DFP), pp. 38-39
C. F. Essig; J. L. Hampson; P. D. Bales; Alice Willis; H. E. Himwich
Development and Viability of Drosophila melanogaster on a Medium Containing DDT, pp. 39-40
Bernard Fram Kalina
Microscopic Observation of the Living Tooth Pulp, p. 40
A. Cecil Taylor


Comments and Communications
Radio Noise of Ionospheric Origin, p. 41
Herman V. Cottony
Errata, p. 41
Edwin M. McMillan
Scientists' Responsibility for Preventing War, pp. 41-42
Harlow Shapley; Herman S. Wigodsky
The Probit Method, pp. 42-43
Jerome Cornfield; Gordon Haskell
On Gates' Human ancestry, p. 43
Henry E. Garrett; W. M. Krogman


Book Reviews
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Les Chromosomes des Vertébrés
Robert Matthey
Review author[s]: Franz Schrader
----------------, pp. 44-45
Best Science Fiction Stories: 1949
Everett F. Bleiler; T. E. Dikty
Review author[s]: J. R. Pierce
----------------, pp. 45-46
Nature-Nurture Controversy
Nicholas Pastore
Review author[s]: Anne Anastasi
----------------, p. 46
Contributions to Embryology
Review author[s]: A. Elizabeth Adams


News and Notes, pp. 47-50

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On the Notions of Causality and Complementarity, pp. 51-54
Niels Bohr


In Memoriam
Leonor Michaelis: 1875-1949, p. 55
W. Mansfield Clark
Alfred Lee Franklin: 1919-1949, pp. 55-56
Thomas H. Jukes
Ralph R. Parker: 1888-1949, pp. 56-57
Victor H. Haas


Technical Papers
Carbon 14 Beta Track Autoradiography, pp. 58-59
George A. Boyd; Hilde Levi
A Technique for Sectioning Microfossils, p. 60
Stuart A. Levinson
The Fate of Plasma Cells, p. 60
P. Bueno
Isolation of 17-Hydroxy 11-Dehydro Corticosterone (Kendall's Compound E) from Urine of Normal Males, p. 61
John J. Schneider
Large Scale Paper Chromatography, pp. 61-62
Charles Yanofsky; Elga Wasserman; David M. Bonner
Relationship in Mice of Intestinal Emptying Time and Natural Resistance to Pig Ascaris Infection, pp. 62-63
John E. Larsh
Electrometric Titration of Some Functional Groups, pp. 63-64
T. Higuchi; Carl J. Lintner; Robert H. Schleif
Quantitative Evaluation of Gomori Histochemical Preparations, pp. 64-65
W. L. Doyle
Comparison of Electroencephalographs of Young Rats from Dams on Synthetic and on Normal Diets, pp. 65-66
M. D. Overholser; J. R. Whitley; B. L. O'Dell; A. G. Hogan
Studies on the Life Cycle of Syphacia obvelata, a Common Nematode Parasite of Rats, pp. 66-67
Marjorie Jean Raecke Prince


Comments and Communications
The Donora Episode, pp. 67-68
Clarence A. Mills
Correction, p. 68
Herbert A. Sober; Gerson Kegeles; Fred J. Gutter
Molecular Orientation and Intracellular Photometric Analysis, pp. 68-73
Arthur W. Pollister; Hewson H. Swift; Barry Commoner


Scientific Book Register, p. 74
News and Notes, pp. 75-78

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A National Science Foundation: 1950 Prospects, pp. 79-81
Dael Wolfle

Principles of Emulsion Polymerization, pp. 82-84
Frederick T. Wall


Technical Papers
Terramycin, a New Antibiotic, p. 85
A. C. Finlay; G. L. Hobby; S. Y. P'an; P. P. Regna; J. B. Routien; D. B. Seeley; G. M. Shull; B. A. Sobin; I. A. Solomons; J. W. Vinson; J. H. Kane
The Oxygenation of Blood by Gas Dispersion, pp. 85-87
Leland C. Clark; Frank Gollan; Vishwa B. Gupta
Use of Dried Bovine Hemoglobin Powder in the Anson and Mirsky Methods for Pepsin and Trypsin, p. 88
David Orringer; Frances U. Lauber; Franklin Hollander
Response of the Guinea Pig to 200 Roentgens Acute Whole Body X Irradiation, pp. 88-90
Thomas J. Haley; D. Harriette Harris
Persistence of 2,4-D in Plant Tissues, p. 90
Edgar C. Tullis; Wm. C. Davis
Use of 2,4-D as an Inhibitor of Germination in Routine Examinations of Beans for Seed-Borne Infection, p. 91
W. A. F. Hagborg; Gladys M. Warner; N. Agnes Phillips
Relation between Band Slicks at the Surface and Internal Waves in the Sea, pp. 91-94
Gifford C. Ewing
β-3-Thienylalanine, an Antiphenylalanine in the Protein-Depleted Rat, pp. 94-95
Karl Dittmer; Laurence E. Frazier; Robert W. Wissler; Paul R. Cannon


Book Reviews
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Fishes of the Western North Atlantic: Lancelets, Cyclostomes, Sharks
Henry B. Bigelow; Isabel P. Farfante; W. C. Schroeder
Review author[s]: Leonard P. Schultz
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Landscape as Developed by the Processes of Normal Erosion
C. A. Cotton
Review author[s]: Arthur Bevan
----------------, p. 96
Textbook of Virology: For Students and Practitioners of Medicine
A. J. Rhodes; C. E. Van Rooyen
Review author[s]: William S. Preston
----------------, p. 96
Modern Science and Its Philosophy
Philipp Frank
Review author[s]: Henry Margenau
----------------, pp. 96-97
Pedigrees of Negro Families
R. Ruggles Gates
Review author[s]: J. N. Spuhler
----------------, p. 97
Trees: Yearbook of Agriculture, 1949
Alfred Stefferud
Review author[s]: Robert A. Cockrell


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Health Hazards in Radiation Work, pp. 103-109
M. Ingram

The Mechanism of the Heat Inactivation of Pepsin, pp. 110-111
E. J. Casey; K. J. Laidler


Technical Papers
Absorption of Radioactive Zirconium and Niobium by Plant Roots from Soils and Its Theoretical Significance, pp. 112-113
J. Vlamis; G. A. Pearson
New Method for Studying Electrical Orientation and Relaxation Effects in Aqueous Colloids: Preliminary Results with Tobacco Mosaic Virus, pp. 113-116
Chester T. O'Konski; Bruno H. Zimm
The Induction of Resistance to 4-Amino-N10-Methyl-Pteroylglutamic Acid in a Strain of Transmitted Mouse Leukemia, pp. 116-117
J. H. Burchenal; E. Robinson; S. F. Johnston; M. N. Kushida
Hemin Synthesis in Spleen Homogenates, pp. 117-118
Kurt I. Altman; Kurt Salomon
Effect of 2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic Acid on the Alpha and Beta Amylase Activity in the Stems and Leaves of Red Kidney Bean Plants, p. 118
W. B. Neely; C. D. Ball; C. L. Hamner; H. M. Sell


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Front Matter, pp. 137-139
Ten Million Scientists, pp. 123-129
Edmund W. Sinnott

The 102nd Year of the AAAS, pp. 129-130
Roger Adams

Kirtley F. Mather: President Elect, AAAS, pp. 131-132
Harlow Shapley

A Report of the New York Meeting, December 26-31, 1949, pp. 132-136
Raymond L. Taylor

Reports of Sections and Societies, pp. 139-149


Technical Papers
Effect of Whole Body X-Radiation and of Intraperitoneal Hydrogen Peroxide on Mouse Liver Catalase, pp. 149-150
Robert N. Feinstein; Carrie L. Butler; Daniel D. Hendley
Algin from Sargassum, p. 150
Fred W. Davis
X-Ray Investigation on the Change in Orientation of Cellulose in Sound and Infected Tracheids of Chir (Pinus Longifolia), p. 151
J. Sen; B. K. Banerjee
A Preliminary Note on Naturally Occurring Organic Substances in Sea Water Affecting the Feeding of Oysters, pp. 151-152
Albert Collier; Sammy Ray; Wayne Magnitzky
Maleic Hydrazide, a Selective Herbicide, pp. 152-153
H. B. Currier; A. S. Crafts
Effects of Irradiating Maize Pollen in a Nuclear Reactor on the F1 Plants, pp. 153-154
E. F. Frolik; Rosalind Morris
A Hitherto Undescribed Coloring Reaction of Certain Human Nerve Fibers, p. 155
J. F. A. McManus; J. C. Saunders; G. B. Penton; Jane E. Cason
Cumulative Frequency Distribution in Manual Chromatography, pp. 155-156
Lawrence M. Marshall; William A. DaCosta


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Front Matter, pp. 185-186
Heredity, Environment, and Evolution, pp. 161-166
Th. Dobzhansky

The Role of Lipids and Lipoproteins in Atherosclerosis, pp. 166-171+186
John W. Gofman; Frank Lindgren; Harold Elliott; William Mantz; John Hewitt; Beverly Strisower; Virgil Herring; Thomas P. Lyon


Technical Papers
On Projection as a Possible Source of Apparent Color in Sunspots, p. 172
James C. Bartlett
The Frequency of Beat of Sperm Tails, pp. 172-173
Don Ritchie
Action of Carboxypeptidase toward Peptides Containing Unnatural Aromatic Amino Acids, pp. 173-175
Floyd W. Dunn; Karl Dittmer
Uptake of Radioactive Iodine by the Thyroids of Underfed Rats, pp. 175-176
Joseph Meites; L. F. Wolterink
Amide Constituents of Tobacco Mosaic Virus Protein, pp. 176-177
William Stepka; William N. Takahashi
Effect of Hyaluronidase on the Subcutaneous Absorption of Electrolytes in Humans, pp. 177-179
Gilbert B. Forbes; Robert W. Deisher; Anne M. Perley; Alexis F. Hartmann
The Light Reaction in the Bleaching of Rhodopsin, pp. 179-181
George Wald; Jack Durell; Robert C. C. St. George


Comments and Communications
Language in Science, p. 182
John Grieve
Anthropologists vs. the Atom Bomb, p. 182
M. F. Ashley Montagu
Correction, pp. 182-183
Simon L. Ruskin; Alice T. Merrill
In Defense of the USDA Research Administration, p. 183
Charles E. Kellogg
An Automatic Timer for Speakers, p. 183
S. Rodbard; E. Tiger


Book Reviews
----------------, p. 184
Subsurface Geologic Methods: A Symposium
L. W. LeRoy; Harry M. Crain
Review author[s]: Daniel Linehan
----------------, pp. 184-185
Les Lipides
Review author[s]: Jordi Folch-Pi
----------------, p. 185
Experimental Psychology: An Introduction
Leo Postman; James P. Egan
Review author[s]: William E. Kappauf


News and Notes, pp. 187-190

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Mesons Produced by the Cyclotron, pp. 191-197
Eugene Gardner; Walter H. Barkas; F. M. Smith; Hugh Bradner

The Cooperative Committee for the Teaching of Science: A Report to the AAAS Council, December, 1949, pp. 197-200
K. Lark-Horovitz


Technical Papers
Macromolecular Arrangement within Muscle, pp. 201-202
Councilman Morgan; George Rozsa; Albert Szent-Györgyi; Ralph W. G. Wyckoff
Synthesis of Greatly Enriched HD, pp. 202-204
Francis J. Norton
A Study of the Albumin and Globulin Content in Postpartum Plasma and Its Use in Rheumatoid Arthritis, p. 204
Louis W. Granirer
The Action of Pectinase Solutions on Sections of Acetone-Fixed Human Tissues: A Preliminary Note, pp. 204-205
J. F. A. McManus; J. C. Saunders
The Action of Radioactive Phosphorus in Drosophila, pp. 205-206
Johanna Blumel
Chlorophyll Formation in Potato Tubers as Affected by Temperature and Time, pp. 206-207
Ejnar C. Larsen


Comments and Communications
The Case against the National Science Foundation, pp. 208-210
Executive Committee; Inter-Society Committee
Nucleotide Content of Bacteriophage Genetic Units, p. 210
Stanley A. Zahler


News and Notes, pp. 211-214

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Front Matter, p. 240
Phosphorus in Soils and Fertilizers, pp. 215-220
F. W. Parker

The First Year of the SCLP, pp. 220-225+238
The Scientists' Committee on Loyalty Problems


Technical Papers
Stars in Photographic Emulsions Initiated by pi - Mesons, pp. 226-229
Frank L. Adelman; Stanley B. Jones
Experimental Hypertension Produced by a Plastic Capsule Applied to the Kidney, p. 229
G. Carl Rau
Absorption Effects in Volume Irradiation of Microorganisms, pp. 229-230
Harold J. Morowitz
Seasonal Variation in Sensitivity of Rana pipiens to Chorionic Gonadotropin, p. 231
Meyer Samson
Behavior of Hydrogen Ion in Exchange Reactions, pp. 231-232
C. Krishnamoorthy; Roy Overstreet
Location of the Syncline in Island Arc Structure, p. 232
William F. Tanner
A Rapid Method for Obtaining Clear Soil Extracts, pp. 232-233
Seton N. Edson; F. B. Smith
Crystalline Dihydrostreptomycin Base, p. 233
H. W. Rhodehamel; S. L. McCormick; S. F. Kern


Comments and Communications
More on Zoological Nomenclature, pp. 234-238
Francis Hemming; Karl P. Schmidt; Henning Lemche; Ragnar Spärck; Edward Hindle; N. D. Riley; Lodovico Di Caporiacco; J. Chester Bradley


Book Reviews
----------------, pp. 239-240
Louis Pasteur: Free Lance of Science
René J. Dubos
Review author[s]: Roger D. Reid
----------------, p. 240
Einführung in die Zoologische Nomenklatur durch Erläuterung der Internationalen Regeln
Rudolf Richter
Review author[s]: Curtis W. Sabrosky


News and Notes, pp. 241-244

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Front Matter, p. 240
Soil Erosion by Rainstorms, pp. 245-249
W. D. Ellison

Edward Lee Thorndike: 1874-1949, pp. 250-251
Robert S. Woodworth


Technical Papers
A Light Polarization Analyzer in the Compound Eye of Limulus, pp. 252-254
Talbot H. Waterman
The Combined Action of Penicillin with Streptomycin or Chloromycetin on Enterococci in vitro, pp. 254-256
E. Jawetz; J. B. Gunnison; V. R. Coleman
Cytologic Demonstration of Nucleic Acids in Tissue Culture, pp. 256-257
Robert J. Stein; Horace W. Gerarde
Synthesis of 1-C14-L-Ascorbic Acid, pp. 257-258
J. J. Burns; C. G. King
Sterile Pieces of Chick Embryo as a Medium for the Indefinite Axenic Cultivation of Rhabditis briggsae Dougherty and Nigon, 1949 (Nematoda: Rhabditidae), p. 258
Ellsworth C. Dougherty
Mechanism of the Base-Catalyzed Conversion of Acylamino Acids to Acylamido Ketones, pp. 259-260
Richard H. Wiley
The Pleistocene History of the Mississippi River, pp. 260-262
William Herbert Hobbs


Comments and Communications
Research Publication: An Addendum, p. 263
Marion A. Jurgens; M. C. Merrill
Catching Fishes with the Hand in India, pp. 263-264
S. L. Hora
Relation Between Time of Treatment and Sprouting of Poisoned Trees, p. 264
Ralph A. Read


Book Reviews
----------------, pp. 265-266
Mathematical Biophysics
N. Rashevsky
Review author[s]: Robert G. Grenell
----------------, p. 266
Human Helminthology: A Manual for Physicians, Sanitarians, and Medical Zoologists
Ernest Carroll Faust
Review author[s]: Alan W. Donaldson


News and Notes, pp. 267-270

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Front Matter, p. 290
The Size of Silicone Molecules, pp. 271-275
Theodore G. Rochow; Eugene G. Rochow


Technical Papers
Ovular Tumors and Inhibition of Embryo Growth in Incompatible Crosses of Datura, pp. 276-277
J. Rappaport; S. Satina; A. F. Blakeslee
A Mechanical Heart with Coagulable Blood, pp. 277-278
Lucien Brull
Hollow Crystals of Nitroguanidine, pp. 278-279
Joseph Cohen; Ronald A. Henry; Sol Skolnik; G. B. L. Smith
Vacuum Differential Thermal Analysis, pp. 279-281
Walter L. Whitehead; Irving A. Breger
Developmental Failure of the Pituitary in Amphibian Embryos Treated with Sugar, pp. 281-283
Richard M. Eakin
A Very Water-Soluble Riboflavin Derivative, p. 283
George B. Stone
A Correction for Linkage in the Computation of Number of Gene Differences, pp. 283-285
Everett R. Dempster; Leon A. Snyder
Correlation of Certain Physical Constants of Some Alkyl Esters of n-Phenyl Carbamic Acid, with Their Phytotoxicity, pp. 285-286
V. H. Freed
The Relationship between Human Serum Cholinesterase and Serum Albumin, pp. 286-287
Milton Gjelhaug Levine; Robert E. Hoyt


Comments and Communications
Foraminifera and Deep Sea Stratigraphy, p. 288
Gustaf Arrhenius
A Folliculinid from Northwestern Iowa, pp. 288-289
John Meacham Hamilton
Photographing Graphs for Publication, p. 289
Harold Raoul Wainerdi
Hotchkiss Reaction and Structure of Polysaccharides, p. 289
Roger Jeanloz
Categories of Availability or Validity of Zoologic Names, pp. 289-290
Richard E. Blackwelder; J. Brookes Knight; Hobart M. Smith


News and Notes, pp. 291-294

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Front Matter, p. 314
The Proton Synchrotron, pp. 295-300
E. J. Lofgren

The Comparative Biochemistry of Vitamin Function, pp. 300-302
Ernest Beerstecher


Technical Papers
Blossoming of Fruits Delayed by Maleic Hydrazide, p. 303
David G. White
Inhibition of the Shwartzman Phenomenon by Adrenocorticotropic Hormone (ACTH) from the Adenohypophysis, pp. 303-304
Louis J. Soffer; Gregory Shwartzman; S. Stanley Schneierson; Jacques L. Gabrilove
A Simple Tissue Homogenizer, pp. 304-305
Karl M. Wilbur; Max V. Skeen
Certain Physical Properties of Some Substituted Diphenyl Sulfones and Sulfoxides, pp. 305-307
E. D. Amstutz; J. J. Chessick; I. M. Hunsberger
Abundance of N15 in the Nitrogen Occluded in Radioactive Minerals, pp. 307-308
William C. White; Herman Yagoda
Growth of Chlorella vulgaris in the Dark, p. 309
Bernard J. Finkle; David Appleman; Fritz K. Fleischer
Studies on Pain, pp. 310-311
Arthur M. Schwartz; William K. Sata; Daniel Laszlo


Comments and Communications
Geologic Age from Metamict Minerals, p. 312
Heinrich D. Holland; J. Laurence Kulp
Correction, p. 312
Eugene Gardner
A Modified Schiff's Solution, p. 312
E. Wertheim
Dramamine, pp. 312-313
Mark Nickerson


Book Reviews
----------------, p. 313
Atomic Medicine
Charles F. Behrens
Review author[s]: Lee E. Farr
----------------, pp. 313-314
Medical Etymology: The History and Derivation of Medical Terms for Students of Medicine, Dentistry, and Nursing
O. H. Perry Pepper
Review author[s]: Malcolm H. Soule
----------------, p. 314
Supersensitivity of Denervated Structures: A Law of Denervation
Walter B. Cannon; Arturo Rosenblueth
Review author[s]: C. Ladd Prosser


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Earthquakes in North America, pp. 319-324
B. Gutenberg

Ray Lyman Wilbur: 1875-1949, pp. 324-327
Robert E. Swain


Technical Papers
Preliminary Note on the Occurrence of a New Protistan Parasite, Dermocystidium marinum n. sp. in Crassostrea virginica (Gmelin), pp. 328-329
J. G. Mackin; H. Malcolm Owen; Albert Collier
Action of Penicillin on Bacterial Utilization of Amino Acids and Peptides, pp. 329-331
Sofia Simmonds; Joseph S. Fruton
Effect of 2,4,5-Trichlorophenoxyacetic Acid on Ripening of Apples and Peaches, pp. 331-332
P. C. Marth; C. P. Harley; A. L. Havis
Partogrid, Proportional Divider for Use in Paper Chromatography (Partography), pp. 332-333
Louis B. Rockland; Max S. Dunn
Effect of Neoplastic Tissue on the Turnover of Desoxypentose Nucleic Acid, pp. 333-334
Lola S. Kelly; Hardin B. Jones
Presence of a Phosphatase in the Human Aortic Wall, p. 334
Esben Kirk; E. Praetorius
The Origin of Petroleum: Effects of Low Temperature Pyrolysis on the Organic Extract of a Recent Marine Sediment, pp. 335-337
Walter L. Whitehead; Irving A. Breger


Comments and Communications
A Simple Microfilm Reader and the Microfilm Process, p. 337
Axel Leonard Melander
The Mechanism of Ionization in Solution, p. 338
Hussein Sadek
Comparison of Peripheral Blood with Heart Blood in Guinea Pigs, pp. 338-339
Paul G. Roofe; Homer B. Latimer; Martha Madison; Marguerite Maffet; Paul Wilkinson


Association Affairs
Gordon Research Conferences June 26-September 1, 1950, pp. 340-344
W. George Parks


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Front Matter, p. 368
The Use of Cloud Chambers with Pulsed Accelerators, pp. 349-355
Evans Hayward


Technical Papers
Cyanide Protection against X-Irradiation, pp. 356-357
Z. M. Bacq; A. Herve; J. Lecomte; P. Fischer
Serological Relationships between Nucleus, Cytoplasm, and Cytoplasmic Products and the Concept of Complementary Molecules, pp. 357-359
A. Mandel Schechtman; Toshiko Nishihara
Pyrolysis of Hydrocarbon Polymers, pp. 360-361
S. L. Madorsky
Di-(p-Chlorophenyl)methylcarbinol, a New Miticide, pp. 361-362
Oliver Grummitt
Localization of C14 in the Tissues of Mice after Administration of C14 Methyl-Labeled Glycine, pp. 362-363
George L. Nardi
Rate of Disappearance of Prothrombin from the Circulation, p. 364
Mario Stefanini; Anthony V. Pisciotta
A New Improved Method for Determination of Prothrombin Levels in Blood, p. 365
Anna Goldfeder; David Bloom; Murray Weiner


Comments and Communications
Chemistry in Postwar Europe, pp. 366-367
Randolph T. Major


Book Reviews
----------------, p. 368
World of Life: A General Biology
Wolfgang F. Pauli
Review author[s]: Arnold W. Ravin


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Front Matter, p. 392
Encouragement of Science, pp. 373-375
Robert Oppenheimer


Technical Papers
Sudorific Action of Adrenalin on the Human Sweat Glands and Determination of Their Excitability, pp. 376-377
Masao Wada
Two Crossover-Selector Systems: New Tools in Genetics, pp. 377-378
Maurice Whittinghill
The Mass of Gastric Mucosa Cells Measured by X-Ray Absorption, pp. 379-380
Arne Engström; David Glick
The Control of Survival Time of Mice Bearing Methylcholanthrene-Induced Fibrosarcomas, pp. 381-382
Leonell C. Strong
A Synthetic Diet for the Biological Assay of Thiamine, pp. 382-384
Carmen Ll. Intengan; Hazel E. Munsell; Robert S. Harris
Some Properties of 2,3,5-Triphenyltetrazolium Chloride and Several Iodo Derivatives, pp. 385-387
Elsie Atkinson; Samuel Melvin; Sidney W. Fox
Use of Dyestuffs for Determining the Activity of Proteolytic Enzymes, pp. 387-388
Benjamin Carroll


Comments and Communications
Extension of Political Domination beyond Soviet Genetics, pp. 389-391
Josef Brožek
Atomic Energy and the New Dictionaries, pp. 391-392
E. N. Lockard


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Front Matter, pp. 440-443
United Nations Research Laboratories, pp. 397-399
Kirtley F. Mather

The Chaotic University, pp. 399-403
Eric M. Rogers

The Question of Plasmagenes, pp. 403-407
Jack Schultz

The Committee on Foreign Compendia, pp. 407-408
H. B. Hass


Book Reviews
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Albert Einstein: Philosopher-Scientist
Paul Arthur Schilpp
Review author[s]: I. I. Rabi
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Reports on Progress in Physics
Review author[s]: Karl K. Darrow
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Fluorescence and Phosphorescence
Peter Pringsheim
An Introduction to Luminescence of Solids
Humboldt W. Leverenz
Review author[s]: Karl Lark-Horovitz
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Atomic Age
M. L. Oliphant
Atomic Energy Yearbook
John Tutin
Constructive Uses of Atomic Energy
S. C. Rothmann
Review author[s]: R. D. Huntoon
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An Introduction to Molecular Spectra
Raynor C. Johnson
Review author[s]: Arthur Roberts
----------------, p. 413
Practical Spectroscopy
C. Candler
Review author[s]: K. W. Meissner
----------------, p. 413
Introduction to Theoretical Physics
Max Planck
General Mechanics, Vol. I
The Mechanics of Deformable Bodies, Vol. II
Theory of Electricity and Magnetism, Vol. III
Theory of Light, Vol. IV
Theory of Heat, Vol. V
Review author[s]: L. I. Schiff
----------------, pp. 413-414
University Physics
Francis Weston Sears; Mark W. Zemansky
Review author[s]: T. Enns
----------------, p. 414
Some Recent Researches in Solar Physics
F. Hoyle
Review author[s]: D. Ter Haar
----------------, p. 414
Introduction to Theoretical and Experimental Optics
Joseph Valasek
Review author[s]: Richard Tousey
----------------, pp. 414-415
Partial Differential Equations in Physics
Arnold Sommerfeld
Review author[s]: Michael Golomb
----------------, p. 415
Acoustic Measurements
Leo. L. Beranek
Review author[s]: Robert Galambos
----------------, p. 415
Algebraic Curves
Robert J. Walker
Review author[s]: Irvin S. Cohen
----------------, pp. 415-416
The Theory of Probability: An Inquiry into the Logical and Mathematical Foundations of the Calculus of Probability
Hans Reichenbach
Review author[s]: R. V. Mises
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Introduction to the Theory of Probability and Statistics
Niels Arley; K. Rander Buch
Review author[s]: Thomas N. E. Greville
----------------, pp. 417-418
Infrared Determination of Organic Structures
H. M. Randall; R. G. Fowler; N. Fuson; J. R. Dangl
Review author[s]: G. B. B. M. Sutherland
----------------, p. 418
Titanium: Its Occurrence, Chemistry, and Technology
Jelks Barksdale
Review author[s]: Therald Moeller
----------------, pp. 418-419
The Alkaloids: Chemistry and Physiology
R. H. F. Manske; H. L. Holmes
Review author[s]: Lyndon F. Small
----------------, p. 419
Chemical Activities of Fungi
Jackson W. Foster
Review author[s]: M. J. Johnson
----------------, pp. 419-420
Advances in Enzymology and Related Subjects of Biochemistry
F. F. Nord
Review author[s]: C. B. Anfinsen
----------------, p. 420
Chemical Constitution and Biological Activity
W. A. Sexton
Review author[s]: Robert G. Grenell
----------------, pp. 420-422
Metabolism and Function: A Collection of Papers Dedicated to Otto Meyerhof on the Occasion of His 65th Birthday
D. Nachmansohn
Review author[s]: Charles N. Frey
----------------, p. 422
Vitamin Methods
Paul György
Review author[s]: Mary S. Shorb
----------------, p. 422
Antibiotics
George W. Irving; Horace T. Herrick
Review author[s]: H. E. Carter
----------------, pp. 422-423
Genetics, Paleontology, and Evolution
Glenn L. Jepsen; Ernst Mayr; George Gaylord Simpson
Review author[s]: L. J. Stadler
----------------, pp. 423-424
The Vertebrate Body
Alfred Sherwood Romer
Review author[s]: William O. Puckett
----------------, pp. 424-425
Principles of Animal Ecology
W. C. Allee; Alfred E. Emerson; Thomas Park; Orlando Park; Karl P. Schmidt
Review author[s]: Walter P. Taylor
----------------, p. 425
Webs in the Wind: The Habits of Web-Weaving Spiders
Winifred Duncan
American Spiders: A Guide to the Life and Habits of the Spider World
Willis J. Gertsch
Review author[s]: Edward A. Chapin
----------------, pp. 425-426
Irrigated Soils: Their Fertility and Management
D. W. Thorne; H. B. Peterson
Review author[s]: M. R. Huberty
----------------, pp. 426-427
Elementary Plant Physiology
Stuart Dunn
Review author[s]: James H. M. Henderson
----------------, p. 427
Colloid Chemistry of the Silicate Minerals
C. Edmund Marshall
Review author[s]: Harry B. Weiser
----------------, p. 427
Fifty Years of Plant Physiology
Th. Weevers
Review author[s]: Ruth M. Addoms
----------------, pp. 427-428
Water in the Physiology of Plants
A. S. Crafts; H. B. Currier; C. R. Stocking
Review author[s]: Donald B. Anderson
----------------, p. 428
Blakiston's New Gould Medical Dictionary
Harold Wellington Jones; Normand L. Hoerr; Arthur Osol
Review author[s]: Malcolm H. Soule
----------------, pp. 428-429
External Morphology of the Primate Brain
Cornelius J. Connolly
Review author[s]: Webb Haymaker
----------------, p. 429
Illustrated Study Aid for Medical Bacteriology
Walter J. Nungester; Phebe G. Williams
Review author[s]: Stanley Marcus
----------------, pp. 429-430
Clinical Pathology: Application and Interpretation
Benjamin B. Wells
Review author[s]: Malcolm H. Soule
----------------, p. 430
Haemoglobin: A Symposium Based on a Conference Held at Cambridge in June 1948 in Memory of Sir Joseph Barcroft
F. J. W. Roughton; J. C. Kendrew
Review author[s]: John T. Edsall
----------------, pp. 430-431
Malariology: A Comprehensive Survey of All Aspects of This Group of Diseases from a Global Standpoint
Mark F. Boyd
Review author[s]: Malcolm H. Soule
----------------, p. 431
Physiology of Heat Regulation and the Science of Clothing
L. H. Newburgh
Review author[s]: A. P. Gagge
----------------, pp. 431-432
Physiology of the Eye: Optics
Arthur Linksz
Optics: The Technique of Definition
Arthur Cox
Review author[s]: Richard Tousey
----------------, pp. 432-433
Sight, Light and Efficiency
H. C. Weston
Review author[s]: Josef Brožek
----------------, pp. 433-434
Text-Book of Ophthalmology: The Neurology of Vision, Motor and Optical Anomalies
W. Stewart Duke-Elder
Review author[s]: Frank Payne
----------------, p. 434
Frustration: The Study of Behavior without a Goal
Norman R. F. Maier
Review author[s]: O. Hobart Mowrer
----------------, pp. 434-435
Studies in Population: Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Population Association of America at Princeton, New Jersey, May 1949
George F. Mair
Review author[s]: William Vogt
----------------, p. 435
Theory of Hearing
Ernest Glen Wever
Review author[s]: Robert Galambos
----------------, pp. 435-437
Adaptation
John Romano
Review author[s]: Dana Coman
----------------, p. 437
Seismicity of the Earth and Associated Phenomena
B. Gutenberg; C. F. Richter
Review author[s]: Ross R. Heinrich
----------------, pp. 437-438
Electron Microscopy: Technique and Applications
Ralph W. G. Wyckoff
Review author[s]: Thomas F. Anderson
----------------, p. 438
Freeze-Drying: Drying by Sublimation
Earl W. Flosdorf
Review author[s]: Max M. Strumia
----------------, pp. 438-439
Oscillations of the Earth's Atmosphere
M. V. Wilkes
Review author[s]: B. Haurwitz


Reviewed in Brief
----------------, p. 439
Penicillin: Its Practical Application
Alexander Fleming
----------------, p. 439
Proceedings of the First Clinical ACTH Conference
John R. Mote
----------------, p. 439
Surface Tension and the Spreading of Liquids
R. S. Burdon
----------------, p. 439
Medical Entomology
Robert Matheson
----------------, pp. 439-440
Quantitative Ultramicroanalysis
Paul L. Kirk


Book Review Index, pp. 443-444


Comments and Communications
Incidence of Rh0 Negative Reactors among Chinese, p. 445
Sylvia F. Pan
On the Application of Harmonic Analysis to Ocean Wave Research, pp. 445-446
F. Ursell; H. R. Seiwell


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The National Academy of Sciences: Abstracts of Papers Presented at the Annual Meeting, April 24-26, 1950, Washington, D. C., pp. 453-463


Technical Papers
The Availability of Various Manganese Oxides to Plants, pp. 463-464
L. H. P. Jones; G. W. Leeper
The Distribution of S34 in Nature and the Sulfur Cycle, pp. 464-465
A. Szabo; A. Tudge; J. Macnamara; H. G. Thode
Weight and Body Temperature, pp. 465-466
Simon Rodbard
On the Amendment of the Nomenclature of the Rh-CDE System, pp. 466-467
Edward F. Ducey; Robert I. Modica
Rate of Elimination of C14 Administered as BaC14O3, pp. 467-469
J. Govaerts
Studies on the Metabolism of Administered Cytochrome C by the Aid of Iron-Labeled Cytochrome, pp. 469-470
Helmut Beinert
A Noncarotene Provitamin A for Fishes, pp. 471-472
Charles E. Lane
Pantothenic Acid in Copper Deficiency in Rats, pp. 472-473
Leon Singer; George K. Davis
The Isolation of a Mucopolysaccharide from Aerobacter aerogenes, pp. 473-474
George H. Warren
On the Mechanism of Action of Aureomycin, p. 474
W. F. Loomis


Comments and Communications
Absence of Vitamin A in Liver Oil of the Brown Shark, p. 475
F. Bruce Sanford; Kelshaw Bonham
Radioactive Phenomena at the Hillside Mine, p. 475
Chas. H. Dunning
Fermentative Capacity of Lactobacilli from Carious Lesions, p. 476
Frank J. Orland
The Agricultural Impasse, p. 476
Alden Potter
Note on the Protective Action of Diparcol against Lethal Doses of Nicotine, p. 476
P. S. Larson; C. B. Van Slyke; J. K. Finnegan; H. B. Haag


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Front Matter, p. 502
Molecular Kinetic and Electrophoretic Properties of Bacteriophages, pp. 481-488
Frank W. Putnam


Technical Papers
Nucleation and Growth of Cell Colonies, pp. 489-491
J. H. Hollomon; J. C. Fisher
The Action Potentials Obtained from Venus's-Flytrap, pp. 491-492
Otto Stuhlman; Edgar B. Darden
Contamination in Orthophosphates Irradiated in a Neutron Pile, pp. 492-493
Maurice Fried; Arnold J. MacKenzie
Recovery of Growth Regulator from Plants Treated with 2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic Acid, pp. 493-494
Robert L. Weintraub; James W. Brown; John N. Yeatman
Tryptophane Synthesis in Insects, pp. 495-496
Hideo Kikkawa
An Instrument for Use in Measuring Electrical Resistance of the Skin, pp. 496-497
Frederick G. Whelan
Radioactive Phosphorus (P32) Used to Study Phosphate Exchange between Urine in the Renal Pelvis and Renal Calculi Containing Phosphate, pp. 498-499
John A. Benjamin; William F. Neuman; Herbert E. Thompson; Christine Waterhouse


Comments and Communications
The Natural Sciences Applied to Social Theory, p. 500
John Q. Stewart
Sir John Herschel and Contact Lenses, p. 501
Gordon L. Walls
A Note on Chatin and the Hypothesis that Endemic Goiter is Due to a Lack of Iodine, pp. 501-502
Isidor Greenwald


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Front Matter, p. 524
Bacteriophage: An Essay on Virus Reproduction, pp. 507-511
S. E. Luria


Technical Papers
Tubular Crystals of Chrysotile Asbestos, pp. 512-513
Thomas F. Bates; Leonard B. Sand; John F. Mink
Eperythrozoon Suis n. sp. and Eperythrozoon Parvum n. sp., Two New Blood Parasites of Swine, pp. 513-514
Earl J. Splitter
Procedure in Dose Distribution Measurement of 25-Mev X-Rays, pp. 514-516
J. S. Laughlin; W. D. Davies
Antifolliculoid Activity of Vitamin A, pp. 516-517
Raymond H. Kahn; Howard A. Bern
Effects of 2,4-Dichloro-5-Iodophenoxyacetic Acid and Its Derivatives as Plant Growth Regulators, pp. 518-519
P. J. Linder; J. W. Mitchell; J. W. Wood
Centrifugation at Temperatures near Freezing, p. 520
C. R. Stocking; T. E. Weier
Effects of Precipitates Formed by Insulin with Hyaluronic Acid and Mucoid from Vitreous Humor in Depressing Blood-Sugar Levels, pp. 520-521
René O. Cravioto; G. Massieu H.; J. J. Izquierdo
Spawning of Oysters at Low Temperatures, pp. 521-522
Victor L. Loosanoff; Harry C. Davis
On Interspecific Hybridization in Ostrea, p. 522
Harry C. Davis


Association Affairs
Laurentian Hormone Conference: September 10-15, 1950, p. 523
Report of the Special Committee on the Civil Liberties of Scientists, pp. 523-524
E. C. Stakman
A New Association Building, p. 524
Howard Meyerhoff


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Front Matter, p. 553
Heredity, Environment, and Politics, pp. 529-539
T. M. Sonneborn


Technical Papers
The Incidence of Bacteremia in Mice Subjected to Total Body X-Radiation, pp. 540-541
C. Phillip Miller; Carolyn W. Hammond; Marianne Tompkins
The Effect of Cobalt on the Microbial Synthesis of LLD-Active Substances, pp. 541-542
David Hendlin; Myrle L. Ruger
Formation of Pentose Phosphate from 6-Phosphogluconate, pp. 543-544
Seymour S. Cohen; Dwight B. McNair Scott
Transplantation of Rabbit Blastocysts at Late Stage: Probability of Normal Development and Viability at Low Temperature, pp. 544-545
M. C. Chang
Brucella Agglutinin-Blocking Phenomenon in Bovine Sera, pp. 545-546
Charles D. Cox; Leon J. Kutner
Water Absorption from the Atmosphere by Plants Growing in Dry Soil, pp. 546-548
Edward C. Stone; F. W. Went; C. L. Young
Disruption of Mitosis by Desiccated Thyroid Tissue, pp. 548-550
Sidney Mittler; Robert H. Herman
A Laboratory Lyophil Apparatus, pp. 550-551
George Holzman
Pollination of Asarum canadense L., p. 551
Harvey E. Wildman


Comments and Communications
Catalytic Effect of the Chromic Ion in the Barker Method for Protein-Bound Iodine Determination, p. 552
Edward A. Carr; Dorothy E. Graham; Selma Ober; Douglas S. Riggs
The Role of Lemmings at Point Barrow, Alaska, pp. 552-553
Neal A. Weber
Temperature and Man, p. 553
James R. Kuppers; Octavio A. L. Martins


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Front Matter, p. 583
Science and the Study of Mankind, pp. 559-563
Laura Thompson

Scientific Coordination in the South Pacific, pp. 564-567
Loring G. Hudson


Technical Papers
The Recovery of Auditory Nerve Action Potentials after Masking, pp. 567-568
Joseph E. Hawkins; Michael Kniazuk
The Effect of Exposure to Loud Tones upon Animal and Human Responses to Acoustic Clicks, pp. 569-571
Walter A. Rosenblith; Robert Galambos; Ira J. Hirsh
Identification of Estrogens by Paper Chromatography, pp. 571-572
Erich Heftmann
Enzymatic Activities of Isolated Normal and Mutant Mitochondria and Plastids of Higher Plants, pp. 572-574
H. G. DuBuy; M. W. Woods; Mary D. Lackey
The Significance of Nonclassical Statistics, pp. 574-576
R. V. L. Hartley
An Analysis of Multiple Counter Technique for the Measurement of Radioactive Sources Independent of Geometry, pp. 576-578
Saul Hertz; Glenn E. Whitham; Allan MacLeod; Louis Hanopol; Arthur Miller
Isolation of a Steroid Hormone from the Adrenal-Vein Blood of Dogs, pp. 578-579
Don H. Nelson; Hans Reich; Leo T. Samuels
The Effect of 2,4-Dichlorophenoxy Acetic Acid and Various Other Substances upon the Respiration of Blue Lupine Seedling Roots, pp. 579-581
Fred R. West; James H. M. Henderson


Comments and Communications
Prosodic Patterns and Oral Stress, pp. 582-583
George L. Trager; Frank C. Calkins
The Use as Test Material of Inbred Strains of Mice Having High Frequencies of Audiogenic Seizures, p. 583
J. P. Scott


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Front Matter, p. 614
Teaching of Science at the College Level, pp. 589-594
Fernandus Payne

The Role of the Time Factor in Protein Synthesis, pp. 594-599
Ernest Geiger


Technical Papers
The Detoxification of DDT by Resistant Houseflies and Inhibition of This Process by Piperonyl Cyclonene, pp. 600-601
A. S. Perry; W. M. Hoskins
Biosynthesis of Radioactive Vitamin B12 Containing Cobalt60, pp. 601-602
Louis Chaiet; Charles Rosenblum; David T. Woodbury
Culturing Crepidula plana in Running Sea Water, pp. 602-603
Harley N. Gould
Egg Capsules of River Limpet Snails: Material for Experimental Biology, pp. 603-605
Poul Bondesen
Presence of Iodinated Amino Acids in Unhydrolyzed Thyroid and Plasma, pp. 605-608
J. Gross; C. P. Leblond; A. E. Franklin; J. H. Quastel
Xanthopterin Obtained from the Skins of the Yellow Mutant of Bombyx mori (Silkworm), pp. 608-609
Y. Hirata; K. Nakanishi; H. Kikkawa
Processing Unit for 35-mm Color Film, pp. 609-611
O. S. Gibbs; J. R. Wilder
Growth Regulators Prolong the Bloom of Oriental Flowering Cherries and Dogwood, p. 611
Horace V. Wester; Paul C. Marth


Association Affairs
Preliminary Announcement of the Cleveland Meeting, December 26-30, 1950, pp. 612-614
Raymond L. Taylor


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Riboflavin, Light, and the Growth of Plants, pp. 619-624
Arthur W. Galston


Technical Papers
Static Electricity Elimination during Sectioning with a Microtome, pp. 624-625
Oscar W. Richards; Rolland L. Jenkins
Preparation of Nonprotein Fractions Possessing Adrenocorticotropic Activity from Sheep ACTH Protein, pp. 625-626
I. I. Geschwind; G. P. Hess; P. G. Condliffe; B. S. Williams
Use of a Wire Recorder for Recording Geiger-Müller Pulses, pp. 626-627
William B. Miller
Ultraviolet Microscopy and Microspectroscopy of Resting and Dividing Cells: Studies with a Reflecting Microscope, pp. 627-632
Robert C. Mellors; Ruth E. Berger; Howard G. Streim
Cataloguing of Infrared Spectra, pp. 632-633
Carl Clark
Colloidal Dispersion of Chloroplast Material, pp. 633-634
H. W. Milner; N. S. Lawrence; C. S. French
Lesions of the Coronary Arteries and Great Vessels of the Dog Following Injection of Adrenalin. Their Prevention by Dibenamine, pp. 634-635
L. L. Waters; G. I. DeSuto-Nagy
The Presence in Animal Organs and Human Blood of a Peptide Detected by Paper Chromatography, p. 635
Robert Fuerst; Alton J. Landua; Jorge Awapara


Book Reviews
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Science Is a Sacred Cow
Anthony Standen
Review author[s]: P. Morrison
----------------, pp. 636-637
Brazilian Culture: An Introduction to the Study of Culture in Brazil
Fernando De Azevedo
Review author[s]: Robert S. Platt
----------------, p. 637
Experimental Designs
William G. Cochran; Gertrude M. Cox
Review author[s]: F. M. Wadley


Reviewed in Brief
----------------, p. 637
Surface-Active Quaternary Ammonium Germicides
Carl A. Lawrence
----------------, p. 637
The Physical Chemistry of Electrolytic Solutions
Herbert S. Harned; Benton B. Owen


Association Affairs
AAPG Action on the Visscher Report, p. 638
Howard A. Meyerhoff; C. W. Tomlinson


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Front Matter, p. 680
An Ethical Code for Scientists, pp. 643-647
Ward Pigman; Emmett B. Carmichael

Catalysis and Carbonium Ions in Petroleum Formation, pp. 648-650
Benjamin T. Brooks


Technical Papers
Houseflies Resistant to Benzene Hexachloride, pp. 651-652
James B. Gahan; John M. Weir
Acceleration of Carbon Monoxide Elimination in Man by High Pressure Oxygen, pp. 652-654
Nello Pace; Enrique Strajman; Elaine L. Walker
Further Investigation of the Reducibility of Lyophilized Catalase, pp. 654-655
Alexander L. Dounce; Robert R. Schwalenberg
Methods of Preparing Bone and Tooth Samples for Viewing in the Electron Microscope, pp. 655-657
R. A. Robinson; F. W. Bishop
Arrest of Development of Plasmodium gallinaceum in Mosquitoes (Aedes aegypti) by Radiation Effect of P32, pp. 657-658
P. F. Hahn; Victor H. Haas; Aimee Wilcox
Toxicity to Mice of Chlordane Vapor and Solutions Administered Cutaneously, pp. 658-660
Hubert Frings; Joseph E. O'Tousa
Stability of the Adenosinetriphosphatase System in Animal Tissues, pp. 660-661
Mona Marquette; B. S. Schweigert
A Modern Periodic Chart of Chemical Elements, pp. 661-663
John D. Clark
Dry Mounts of Amphibian Cleavage Stages, p. 663
Mychyle W. Johnson
Rooting of Haden Mango (Mangifera indica L.) Leaf-Bud Cuttings, pp. 663-665
M. J. Dijkman
Niacin Content of Waxy, Sugary, and Dent F2 Segregating Kernels in Corn, pp. 665-666
Earl R. Leng; J. J. Curtis; M. C. Shekleton
Relation of Strength of Sediments to Water Content and Grain Size, pp. 666-667
Parker D. Trask; Jack W. Rolston
Interchangeable Pencil-Type Micromanipulator, pp. 667-669
Georg v. Békésy
An Electron Microscope Study of Isolated Nuclei of Liver Cells from Laboratory Animals, pp. 670-673
Juan J. Angulo; John H. L. Watson
Blood Findings in Men on a Diet Devoid of Meat and Low in Animal Protein, pp. 673-674
Leonora Mirone


Comments and Communications
Biologists in Military Service, pp. 675-676
David B. Dill
Fluorescence of Amino Acids, p. 677
Emery M. Gal
The Use of a Fathometer for Surveying Shellfish Areas, p. 677
A. F. Chestnut
The Chalkley Equation for Volume-Surface Ratios Applied to Open Figures, pp. 677-678
Chester R. Pelto
The Structure of the Acropeptides, p. 678
A. Fodor; P. J. Fodor
The Conversion of Phosphorylase A to Phosphorylase B by Blood Tryptase, p. 678
Yen-Chieh Ting


Association Affairs
Meeting of the Southwestern Division of the AAAS, pp. 679-680
Howard Meyerhoff
Program of Section G-Botanical Sciences, AAAS Cleveland Meeting, December 26-30, p. 680
Stanley A. Cain


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Concerning the Theory of Photoconductivity in Infrared-Sensitive Semiconducting Films, pp. 685-688
E. S. Rittner


Technical Papers
Hemolytic Activity of Some Nonionic Surface-Active Agents, pp. 688-689
Harold N. Glassman
The Inhibitory Effect of Three Antihistaminic Compounds on the Growth of Fungi Pathogenic for Man, pp. 689-691
Layne E. Carson; Charlotte C. Campbell
Triphenyltetrazolium Chloride in Tissue Culture, p. 691
Robert J. Stein; Horace W. Gerarde
A Modification of the Hardy-Weinberg Law, pp. 691-692
Ray Moree
A Simple Pulsating Perfusion Apparatus, p. 692
J. Randolph Murray; Mervyn J. Huston
Calorimetric Method for the Determination of the Surface Energy of a Brittle Crystalline Solid, pp. 693-694
A. Kenneth Schellinger
Some Derivatives of Diphenyldisulfide with Antispirochetal Activity, pp. 694-696
P. Pratesi; L. Raffa; B. Babudieri; A. Nascimbene
New Method for Blood Pressure Recording, p. 696
Hjalmar Pettersson; Carl-Johan Clemedson


Comments and Communications
Does Genetic Endowment Vary by Socioeconomic Group?, pp. 697-699
Bernhard J. Stern; Curt Stern
American Men of Science, p. 699
Jaques Cattell
Committee for Aid to Foreign Physiologists, pp. 699-700
Milton L. Lee
Education and Training for Oceanographers, pp. 700-703
Vern O. Knudsen; Alfred C. Redfield; Roger Revelle; Robert R. Shrock


Book Reviews
----------------, p. 704
Introduction to Radiochemistry
Gerhart Friedlander; Joseph W. Kennedy
Review author[s]: Robert L. Platzman
----------------, pp. 704-705
The Transuranium Elements: Research Papers
Glenn T. Seaborg; Joseph J. Katz; Winston M. Manning
Review author[s]: Leonard I. Katzin
----------------, p. 705
Traité de Zoologie: Anatomie, Systématique, Biologie: Oiseaux
Pierre-P. Grassé
Review author[s]: Herbert Friedmann
----------------, pp. 705-706
Survey of Biological Progress
George S. Avery
Review author[s]: Fanny-Fern Davis


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Volume Information (22 pp.)
Colloque International de Physique Theorique, Particules Fondamentales, et Noyaux: Paris, April 24-29, pp. 711-712
F. J. Belinfante

Carl Emil Seashore, 1866-1949, pp. 713-717
Milton Metfessel


Technical Papers
An Agglutinin in Normal Sera for Periodate-Treated Red Cells, pp. 717-719
Merwin Moskowitz; Henry P. Treffers
Reduction of Mortality from X-Radiation by Treatment with Antibiotics, pp. 719-720
C. Phillip Miller; Carolyn W. Hammond; Marianne Tompkins
New Chemotherapeutic Agents in Enterohepatitis (Blackhead) of Turkeys, pp. 720-721
E. Waletzky; J. H. Clark; H. W. Marson
Effect of Adrenalectomy on Liver Catalase Activity in the Rat, pp. 721-722
R. W. Begg; E. F. Reynolds
An Apparatus for Localizing Warm and Cold Receptors, pp. 722-723
W. W. Tuttle; C. D. Janney
Hemophilia in the Female Dog, pp. 723-724
Kenneth M. Brinkhous; John B. Graham
Diabetogenic Effect of Dehydroglucoascorbic Acid, pp. 724-725
John W. Patterson


Comments and Communications
Otto Struve on the Freedom of Science, p. 726
C. M. Huffer
Unesco and the IUPAP, p. 726
P. Auger
Correction, p. 726
Howard A. Bern


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Open Letter to the United Nations, pp. 1-6
Niels Bohr


Technical Papers
Pair Production and Photoelectric Effect in Scintillation Phosphors, pp. 7-9
P. R. Bell
Phagocytosis during Bacteremia in Mice: A Preliminary Report, pp. 9-11
Daniel M. Eisler; E. E. Ecker
A Method for Collecting and Sterilizing Large Numbers of Drosophila Eggs, pp. 11-12
Michael Begg; James H. Sang
Theory of the Electrodeposition of Metals from Aqueous Solutions, p. 12
Colin G. Fink
An Assay Method for the Behavioral Effects of L-Glutamic Acid, pp. 12-13
Benson Ginsburg; Sherman Ross; Mildred J. Zamis; Agnes Perkins
The Recombination Coefficient for the F Layer, pp. 13-14
M. W. Jones; J. G. Jones
Lipid Interrelationship in Health and in Coronary Artery Disease, pp. 14-16
Menard M. Gertler; Stanley M. Garn
Inhibition of Anaphylaxis in Guinea Pigs by D-Catechin, p. 16
J. N. Moss; J. M. Beiler; Gustav J. Martin
Regeneration of the Shoot Apex of Lupinus albus after Operations upon the Central Initials, pp. 16-17
Ernest Ball
Studies in Edema: Cholesterol and Its Relation to Protein Nitrogen in Edema Fluid, pp. 18-19
Abraham G. White; Bernard A. Sachs
The Urea Complexes of Unsaturated Fatty Acids, pp. 19-20
Hermann Schlenk; Ralph T. Holman
An Ideal Preparation for Dissection of Spinal, Peripheral, and Autonomic Nerves of the Rat, pp. 20-21
Curt P. Richter
Fibrinolytic Activity of Purified Thrombin, pp. 21-22
M. Mason Guest; Arnold G. Ware
Central Mechanisms for Recovery of Neuromuscular Function, pp. 23-24
Herman Kabat


Comments and Communications
A Collaborative Genetical Survey of the Human Populations of the Pacific Area, pp. 25-26
Joseph B. Birdsell
The Concept of "Internal Compensation", p. 26
Kurt Mislow
Zoological Nomenclature: A Reply, pp. 27-30
Steering Committee


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Control of Precipitation from Cumulus Clouds by Various Seeding Techniques, pp. 35-41
Irving Langmuir


Technical Papers
The Electron Microscopy of Sectioned Nerve, pp. 42-43
George Rozsa; Councilman Morgan; Albert Szent-Györgyi; Ralph W. G. Wyckoff
Studies on Pituitary Adrenocorticotropin, pp. 43-46
J. B. Lesh; J. D. Fisher; I. M. Bunding; J. J. Kocsis; L. J. Walaszek; W. F. White; E. E. Hays
Sanitary Seal for Infrared Microcells, pp. 46-47
Mortimer M. Elkind
Electromagnetic Enrichment of Fe58 Content and Concurrent Impoverishment of Fe54 Content in Iron, p. 47
C. P. Keim; H. W. Savage; Boyd Weaver
The Eosinophil Response: Immediate vs. Delayed Eosinopenia, pp. 47-49
Jules H. Last; Paul Jordan; Isadore Pitesky; Epperson Bond
Centrifugation as an Aid in Examining and Fixing Rotifers, p. 49
W. T. Edmondson
A Comparison of Meteor Activity with Occurrence of Sporadic E Reflections, pp. 50-51
V. C. Pineo
Polymers from Chicle, pp. 51-52
W. Schlesinger; H. M. Leeper
Several Effects of Maleic Hydrazide on Plants, pp. 52-53
Rufus H. Moore
A New Microculture Slide, p. 53
Richard N. Shoemaker
Absorption and Translocation of Radioactive 2,4-DI by Bean Plants as Affected by Cosolvents and Surface Agents, pp. 54-55
John W. Mitchell; Paul J. Linder
Effect of Bacterial Polysaccharide on Cell Division, pp. 56-57
L. V. Heilbrunn; W. L. Wilson
Amino Acids in High and Low Protein Corn, pp. 57-58
R. C. Miller; L. W. Aurand; W. R. Flach


Comments and Communications
Role of the Earth Sciences in General Education, pp. 59-60
David M. Delo
Compounds Capable of Plant Amylase Inhibition, p. 61
J. F. Volker
Discovery of Early Cretaceous Mammals and Frogs in Texas, p. 61
Rainer Zangerl; Robert H. Denison
Arctic Ice Drift and the Humboldt Current, pp. 61-62
Floyd M. Soule
Reaction Time of the Common Housefly (Musca domestica), p. 62
Carl M. Herget
I. Q. and Month of Birth, pp. 62-63
Hans C. Gordon; Benjamin J. Novak


Book Reviews
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Adaptation and Origin in the Plant World: The Role of Environment in Evolution
Frederic E. Clements; Emmett V. Martin; Frances L. Long
Review author[s]: John R. Reeder
----------------, pp. 64-65
Phenomena, Atoms and Molecules
Irving Langmuir
Review author[s]: Karl Lark-Horovitz
----------------, p. 65
The Sea and Its Mysteries: An Introduction to the Science of the Sea
John S. Colman
Review author[s]: Francis P. Shepard
----------------, pp. 65-66
Plant Pathology
Edwin J. Butler; S. G. Jones
Review author[s]: Clyde M. Christensen


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News and Notes, pp. 67-70

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Physics Research at T.R.E., pp. 71-73
R. A. Smith

William Jackson Humphreys, pp. 74-75
S. A. Mitchell; Edgar W. Woolard


Technical Papers
A Simple Micromanipulator, pp. 76-77
L. J. Manhoff; Mychyle W. Johnson
A New Streptomycin, pp. 77-78
Robert G. Benedict; Frank H. Stodola; Odette L. Shotwell; Anne Marie Borud; Lloyd A. Lindenfelser
The Relation in Man between Cholesterol Levels in the Diet and in the Blood, pp. 79-81
Ancel Keys
Effect of Density and Average Atomic Number of the Medium on the Counting Yield of Beta and Gamma Radiation in a Solution-Type Geiger Counter, pp. 81-84
Robert Sieh-Hsuan Chiang; John E. Willard
The Curarelike Effect of Thiamine Hydrochloride Solution on Vagal Inhibition of the Frog Heart, p. 84
C. G. Kadner; W. I. Dean; D. F. Chambers; R. G. Poliquin
On the Existence of Bonds between Ossein and Inorganic Bone Fraction, pp. 84-86
Antonio Ascenzi
Brucella Ring Test Antigen Prepared by Reduction of a Tetrazolium Salt, p. 86
Ronald M. Wood
Protection of Mice against X-Radiation by Thiourea, pp. 86-87
G. Limperos; W. A. Mosher
Fluorescence of Mixtures of Arterenol, Epinephrine, and Phosphate, pp. 88-89
J. H. Heller; R. B. Setlow; E. Mylon
Biotin Deficiency as the Causative Agent of Induced Cryptorchidism in Albino Rats, p. 89
William K. Manning


Comments and Communications
The Civil Liberties of Scientists Report, p. 90
Maurice B. Visscher
On Political Oaths and Affidavits, pp. 90-91
Harry Grundfest
The Toxicity of Ammonia, p. 91
Y. C. Ting
Hydrostatic Pressure Reversal of Narcosis in Tadpoles, pp. 91-92
Frank H. Johnson; Elizabeth A. Flagler
Erratum, p. 92
E. S. Rittner
Pancreatic Changes after Injection of Intermediary Fat Metabolites, p. 92
M. C. Nath; H. D. Brahmachari; A. Gopalkrishna
The Donora Episode--A Reply to Clarence A. Mills, pp. 92-93
Leslie Silverman; Philip Drinker
Dr. Mills' Rejoinder, pp. 93-94
Clarence A. Mills
Proposed Uniform Endings for Names of Higher Categories in Zoological Systematics, p. 94
H. B. Stenzel


Book Reviews
----------------, p. 95
Classical Mechanics
Herbert Goldstein
Review author[s]: S. L. Quimby
----------------, pp. 95-96
Cold Spring Harbor Symposia on Quantitative Biology: Amino Acids and Proteins
Review author[s]: H. B. Vickery
----------------, p. 96
Advances in Electronics
L. Marton
Review author[s]: Karl Lark-Horovitz


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Astrochemical Problems in the Formation of the Earth, pp. 101-104
Wendell M. Latimer

August Krogh: 1874-1949, pp. 105-107
Cecil K. Drinker


Technical Papers
A Limitation on the Ultracentrifuge Separation-Cell Technique, pp. 107-109
S. J. Singer; Albert Siegel
Germaniferous Lignite from the District of Columbia and Vicinity, p. 109
Taisia Stadnichenko; K. J. Murata; J. M. Axelrod
Rapid Carbon Dioxide Test for Sickling, pp. 109-110
Harold A. Hanno; M. Price Margolies
To What Extent Is Oxygen Uptake of the Intact Embryo Related to That of Its Homogenate?, pp. 110-111
Joseph Hall Bodine
Effect of Zinc Deficiency on the Synthesis of Tryptophan by Neurospora Extracts, pp. 111-112
Alvin Nason
Vitamin P Protection against Radiation, pp. 112-113
Boris Sokoloff; James B. Redd; Raymond Dutcher
Likelihood of Photorespiration or Light-Inhibited Respiration in Green Plants, pp. 113-115
Edwin A. Davis
Enzymic Conversion of Maltose into Unfermentable Carbohydrate, pp. 115-117
S. C. Pan; A. A. Andreasen; Paul Kolachov
Activation of Arginase in vitro by Mouse Carcass Extract and the Cobalt Ion, pp. 117-118
O. B. Wiswell
Further Study of the Role of Hyaluronidase in the Fertilization of Rabbit Ova in vivo, pp. 118-119
M. C. Chang
A Simple Staining Technique for Detecting Virus Diseases in Some Woody Plants, pp. 119-120
R. C. Lindner; H. C. Kirkpatrick; T. E. Weeks
Biological Experiments on Drosophila melanogaster with Supersonic Vibrations, pp. 120-122
Hedi Fritz-Niggli; Albert Böni
A Simplified Method of Lyophilizing Microorganisms, pp. 122-123
R. W. Barratt; E. L. Tatum


Comments and Communications
Planchets for Radioactive Material, p. 124
Charles C. Hassett; Joey M. Pirrung
Note on the Freezing Point of Citrate Solutions Used in the Dilution of Bull's Semen, pp. 124-125
R. Aschaffenburg
A Simple Method for Opening Quartz Capsules Containing Radioactive Materials, p. 125
H. H. Coburn; C. C. Roan
Water-Soluble Riboflavin Derivative, pp. 125-126
Karl Schoen; Samuel M. Gordon
Erratum, p. 126
Leon Singer; George K. Davis
Foreign Publications in the Field of Organic Chemistry, p. 126
Leopold Ruzicka
Use of Dried Hemoglobin in the Assay of Pepsin, p. 126
Jacinto Steinhardt


Book Reviews
----------------, p. 127
The Chemical Elements and Their Compounds
N. V. Sidgwick
Review author[s]: Glenn T. Seaborg
----------------, pp. 127-128
Elementary Pile Theory
Harry Soodak; Edward C. Campbell
Review author[s]: S. DeBenedetti
----------------, p. 128
The Theory of Atomic Collisions
N. F. Mott; H. S. W. Massey
Review author[s]: Robert L. Platzman


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Manpower for Research and Development, pp. 133-137
Ralph M. Hogan

A Radiation Meter for Disaster Use, pp. 137-140
C. C. Lauritsen; T. Lauritsen


Technical Papers
Cross Tolerances in Resistant Houseflies, pp. 141-142
John J. Pratt; Frank H. Babers
A Semiautomatic Injection Apparatus for Use with Radioactive Solutions, pp. 142-143
Margaret W. Holt
The Informational Capacity of the Human Ear, pp. 143-144
Homer Jacobson
The Effect of Aureomycin on Endamoeba histolytica in vitro, pp. 144-147
Redginal Hewitt; Wyeth Wallace; Elizabeth White
Precipitation of Menstrual Bleeding in Monkeys by a Folic Acid Antagonist, p. 147
M. X. Zarrow; F. L. Hisaw; H. A. Salhanick
Fat Deposits in the Kidney in Chronic Intoxication of the Dog by Hexachlorocyclohexane, p. 148
M. J. Dallemagne; M. A. Gerebtzoff; E. Philippot
A Simple Apparatus for Multiple Uniform Intravenous Injections, pp. 148-149
Elliott F. Osserman; Arthur D. Mack
Plasma Concentrations of p-Aminosalicylic Acid (PAS) Increased by p-(Di-n-propylsulfamyl)Benzoic Acid, pp. 149-150
William P. Boger; Forrest W. Pitts
The Composition of Meconium: Isolation of Blood-Group-Specific Polysaccharides. Abnormal Composition of Meconium in Meconium ileus, pp. 150-153
S. Rapoport; Dorothy J. Buchanan
Taste Reactions to Antithyroid Substances, p. 153
William C. Boyd


Comments and Communications
Dimenhydrinate vs. Diphenhydramine, p. 154
Leonard Mitchell
On the Theory of Odors, pp. 154-155
G. B. Kistiakowsky
Errata: Hemophilia in the Female Dog, p. 155
Errata: The Availability of Various Manganese Oxides to Plants, p. 155


Book Reviews
----------------, p. 155
The Nature of Physical Reality: A Philosophy of Modern Physics
Henry Margenau
Review author[s]: George Gamow
----------------, pp. 155-156
Lehrbuch der Theoretischen Physik: Physik der Vorgänge-Bewegung, Elektrizität, Licht, Wärme
Walter Weizel
Review author[s]: G. G. Harvey


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Cellular Opacity and the Activity of Chloroplast Pigments in Photosynthesis, pp. 161-164
Harold H. Strain

Concerning the Measurement of pH, Ion Activities, and Membrane Potentials in Colloidal Systems, pp. 164-167
H. Jenny; T. R. Nielsen; N. T. Coleman; D. E. Williams


Technical Papers
Chemical Composition of the Vitelline Membrane of Ascaris lumbricoides var. suis, pp. 167-168
Richard W. Timm
Effect of Trace Minerals on Growth and Fattening of Swine, pp. 168-169
Earle W. Klosterman; W. E. Dinusson; Earl L. Lasley; M. L. Buchanan
Evidence of a Homing Instinct in the Bermuda Spiny Lobster, pp. 169-170
Edwin P. Creaser; Dorothy Travis
Acetaldehyde Accumulation in Excised Wheat Roots Induced by Plant Growth Substances, pp. 170-172
James F. Nance; Leon W. Cunningham
Antimycin A, An Antibiotic with Insecticidal and Miticidal Properties, pp. 172-173
George S. Kido; E. Spyhalski
The Solubility of Fibrin Clots Produced by Thrombin and by Snake Venom, pp. 173-174
B. Jánszky
Effect of Evisceration on Renal Glycogen, pp. 174-175
Clarence Cohn; Bertram Katz; Pauline Cohn
The Effect of Exercise upon the Lethality of Roentgen Rays for Rats, pp. 175-176
D. J. Kimeldorf; D. C. Jones; M. C. Fishler
Adaptive Production of Amylase and Lipase by Three Species of Fungi, pp. 176-179
J. J. Goodman
Determination of Circulating Red Cell Volume by Radioactive Chromium, pp. 179-180
Seymour J. Gray; Kenneth Sterling


Comments and Communications
Failure of Vitamin B12 to Promote Growth of Premature Infants, p. 181
Daniel F. Downing
Effect of Tricaine Methanesulfonate on the Determination of Sulfonamides, pp. 181-182
S. B. Friddle; S. F. Snieszko


Book Reviews
----------------, p. 182
Einfübrung in die Kernphysik
Wolfgang Riezler
Review author[s]: E. Bleuler
----------------, p. 182
Kleine Raketenkunde
Hans K. Kaiser
Review author[s]: Willy Ley


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Use of Blood Groups in Human Classification, pp. 187-196
William C. Boyd


Technical Papers
Nitrogen Fixation by the Green and Purple Sulfur Bacteria, pp. 197-198
E. S. Lindstrom; Shirley R. Tove; P. W. Wilson
Windowless, Flow Type, Proportional Counter for Counting C14, pp. 198-199
C. V. Robinson
Preliminary Report on a Device for the Objective Measurement of the Negative Afterimage Phenomenon, pp. 199-201
H. Lehmann
A Preliminary Investigation of the Relationship between Visual Fusion of Intermittent Light and Intelligence, pp. 201-203
Wilson P. Tanner
Studies on the Mechanism of Nitrate Assimilation in Neurospora, pp. 203-204
Gabriel de la Haba
A New Hemolytic Agent for the Manometric Determination of the Oxygen Content of Blood, p. 205
Marvin J. Yiengst
Radioautographs of Frog Membrane, pp. 205-206
Russell E. Lux; Paul M. Scott; John E. Christian
Action of Bacterial Toxins on the "Fragility" of Chicken Erythrocytes, pp. 206-207
F. R. Hunter; June Rawley; Jane A. Bullock; Howard W. Larsh


Book Reviews
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Progress in the Chemistry of Organic Natural Products
L. Zechmeister
Review author[s]: H. B. Hass
----------------, p. 208
The Effects of Atomic Weapons
Samuel Glasstone
Review author[s]: Howard L. Andrews


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Adaptation to Caloric Restriction, pp. 215-218
Henry Longstreet Taylor; Ancel Keys

Meetings of the A.A.A.S. and A.I.B.S.: A Joint Statement, pp. 219-220
Clarence J. Hylander; Howard A. Meyerhoff; Raymond L. Taylor


Technical Papers
Nucleodepolymerase Activity of Precancerous Rat Liver, p. 221
Antonio Cantero; Roger Daoust; Gaston de Lamirande
Determination of DDT by Bioassay, pp. 222-223
C. Pagan; R. H. Hageman
Tyrosinase in Human Skin: Demonstration of Its Presence and of Its Role in Human Melanin Formation, pp. 223-225
Thomas B. Fitzpatrick; S. William Becker; A. Bunsen Lerner; Hamilton Montgomery
Zinc Precipitation of Plasmin, pp. 225-226
John H. Kay
A Simple Technique for Observing Carotid and Brachial Artery Pulse, p. 226
James W. Benjamin; Louis A. Susca
Cretaceous Rocks in the Kamishak Bay Area, Cook Inlet, Alaska, pp. 226-227
John C. Hazzard; Joseph J. Bryan; Eugene Borax; Richard Shoemaker
Lower Cretaceous Rocks at Cape Kaguyak North of Kukak Bay, Alaska, p. 227
John C. Hazzard
Measurement of Ion Migration on Paper in an Electric Field. Transference Numbers of Nickel and Copper Sulfates, pp. 227-229
Hugh J. McDonald; Matthew C. Urbin; Martin B. Williamson
Penetration of Benzpyrene into the Stomach Wall of Mouse, pp. 229-231
Kai Setälä; Per Ekwall
Oxygen Consumption and Radiophosphate Uptake by Minced Brain from Mice of Different Ages in Relation to Propagation of Mouse Encephalomyelitis Virus, pp. 231-232
Max E. Rafelson; Harold E. Pearson; Richard J. Winzler


Comments and Communications
The Study of Disordered Systems, pp. 233-234
John C. Neess; C. H. Goulden; N. T. Gridgeman


Book Reviews
----------------, p. 235
Medical Physics
Otto Glasser
Review author[s]: Henry Eyring
----------------, pp. 235-236
Microbiologie du Sol: Problèmes et Méthodes
S. Winogradsky
Review author[s]: R. E. Hungate


Scientific Book Register, p. 236


Association Affairs
Salt Lake City Meeting of the Pacific Division, pp. 236-237
Robert C. Miller
Hotel Reservations and Advance Registration, Cleveland Meeting, December 26-30, 1950, p. 238


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Problems in Statistical Analyses of Geophysical Time Series, pp. 243-246
H. R. Seiwell

A. E. V. Richardson: 1883-1949, p. 247
G. A. Cook


Technical Papers
The Influence of Glutamic Acid on Test Performance, pp. 248-250
D. G. Ellson; Paul R. Fuller; Robert Urmston
The Measurement of Radioactive Hydrogen in Solid Samples--Comparison with Gas Counting, pp. 250-251
Maxwell Leigh Eidinoff; Joseph E. Knoll
A Maternal Influence on the Incorporation of Methionine into Liver Protein, p. 252
Robert J. Rutman
Phenylhydrazine Oxalate as "Trapping Agent" for the Simultaneous Fixation of Intermediate Products in Lactic Acid Fermentation with Living Cells, pp. 252-254
V. Bolcato
The Experimental Feeding of Parathion to Dairy Cows, pp. 254-255
Paul A. Dahm; F. C. Fountaine; Joseph E. Pankaskie
A Rational Method for Calculating Colloid Osmotic Pressure of Serum, pp. 255-256
Russell H. Kesselman
Decreased "Hunger" but Increased Food Intake Resulting from Hypothalamic Lesions, pp. 256-259
Neal E. Miller; Clark J. Bailey; James A. F. Stevenson


Comments and Communications
"Funginert"--A Designation for Inherently Fungus-Resistant Material, pp. 259-260
Walter N. Ezekiel
Quantum Theory and Phytoplankton Photosynthesis, p. 260
Jacob Verduin
Our Decelerating Planet, p. 260
Paul D. Harwood


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Coverage of Scientific Personnel in American Men of Science, Eighth Edition, pp. 265-266
M. H. Trytten

The Biological Synthesis of "Labile Methyl Groups", pp. 267-271
Vincent du Vigneaud; Charlotte Ressler; Julian R. Rachele


Technical Papers
Selective Inhibition of Brain Respirations by Benadryl, pp. 272-273
Edith M. Carlisle; Frederick Crescitelli
Ammoniated Dentifrices and Hamster Caries: The Effect of Ingestion, pp. 273-274
D. S. Chernausek; David F. Mitchell
Chloromycetin in the Treatment of "Red Leg", pp. 274-275
Stuart W. Smith
A Diploid Form of Medicago sativa L, pp. 275-277
J. L. Bolton; J. E. R. Greenshields
Quantitative Aspects of the Action of Insulin on the Glucose and Potassium Metabolism of the Isolated Rat Diaphragm, pp. 277-278
A. F. Willebrands; J. Groen; Chr. E. Kamminga; J. R. Blickman
A Method for Silver Staining of Nerve Fibers in Whole-Mount Preparations of Blood Vessels, pp. 278-279
Edward H. Polley
Molluscan Shells as a Practical Source of Uroporphyrin I, pp. 279-280
Alex Comfort
Recent Patterns of Employment and Unemployment, pp. 280-282
Nathan Morrison


Comments and Communications
On the Persistence of 2,4-D in Plant Tissue, pp. 282-283
H. B. Tukey
Concept of Complementarities, p. 283
Jerome Alexander; A. M. Schechtman; Toshiko Nishihara
Our Flat Planet, pp. 283-284
W. A. Rockie


Book Reviews
----------------, p. 284
Antibiotics: A Survey of Penicillin, Streptomycin, and Other Antimicrobial Substances from Fungi, Actinomycetes, Bacteria, and Plants
H. W. Florey
Review author[s]: Malcolm H. Soule


Reviewed in Brief
----------------, p. 284
Research in Medical Science
David E. Green; W. Eugene Knox
----------------, p. 284
The Nature of Natural History
Marston Bates


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Self-Awareness and Scientific Method, pp. 289-293
George F. F. Lombard

Clifford Dobell, F.R.S.: 1886-1949, p. 294
Gordon H. Ball


Technical Papers
The Influence of ACTH and Cortisone on Certain Factors of Blood Coagulation, pp. 295-297
R. W. Smith; R. R. Margulis; M. J. Brennan; R. W. Monto
The Nucleus-Dependence of P32 Uptake by the Cell, pp. 297-299
Daniel Mazia; Henry I. Hirshfield
The Use of a Radioactive Isotope in Determining the Retention and Initial Distribution of Airborne Bacteria in the Mouse, pp. 299-300
L. J. Goldberg; W. R. Leif
The Intracellular Distribution in Rabbit Liver of Injected Antigens Labeled with I131, pp. 300-302
Charles F. Crampton; Felix Haurowitz
The Differential Induction of Lethal Mutations by Formalin in the Two Sexes of Drosophila, pp. 302-303
Irwin H. Herskowitz
Lethal Mutation Rate in Drosophila Treated with 20-Methylcholanthrene, pp. 303-306
Walter J. Burdette
Arylcycloalkylamines, p. 306
Alfred Burger; C. Robert Walter; William B. Bennet; Lennox B. Turnbull
Crystalline + Chromogen Obtained from Bombyx mori, pp. 307-308
Y. Hirata; K. Nakanishi; H. Kikkawa
Addendum: Xanthopterin Obtained from the Skins of the Yellow Mutant of Bombyx mori (Silkworm), p. 308
Built-Up Poultry-House Litter as a Growth-Promoting Supplement for Chicks on an All-Vegetable Vitamin B12-Deficient Diet, pp. 308-309
E. R. Halbrook; A. R. Winter; T. S. Sutton
Preliminary Results on the Crystal Structure of Some Ammonium Salts with Substituted Aliphatic Chains, p. 309
G. L. Clark; C. R. Hudgens
Growth Layers on the Teeth of Pinnipedia as an Indication of Age, pp. 309-311
Victor B. Scheffer


Comments and Communications
A Commentary on Structural Variation in Conifer Wood, p. 312
R. D. Preston
Maximal Consumption of Ethyl Alcohol, pp. 312-313
Ernest Beerstecher
Textbooks and Courses in General Biology, pp. 313-314
Osmond P. Breland; M. W. DE Laubenfels


Book Reviews
----------------, p. 315
Geochemistry: A Survey of the Chemistry of the Earth
Kalervo Rankama; Th. G. Sahama
Review author[s]: L. H. Adams
----------------, pp. 315-316
Physical Methods in Chemical Analysis
Walter G. Berl
Review author[s]: K. W. Meissner
----------------, p. 316
The Autobiography of Robert A. Millikan
Review author[s]: P. W. Bridgman
----------------, pp. 316-317
Heterocyclic Compounds: Three-, Four-, Five-, and Six- Membered Monocyclic Compounds Containing One O, N, and S Atom
Robert C. Elderfield
The Chemistry of Heterocyclic Compounds: The Heterocyclic Derivatives of Phosphorus, Arsenic, Antimony, Bismuth, and Silicon
Frederick George Mann
Review author[s]: C. Kenneth Banks
----------------, pp. 317-318
Natural Regions of the U.S.S.R.
L. S. Berg
Review author[s]: Joseph E. Williams


Reviewed in Brief
----------------, p. 318
A History of Biology: A General Introduction to the Study of Living Things
Charles Singer
----------------, p. 318
The Practice of Medicine
Jonathan Campbell Meakins


Scientific Book Register, p. 318
News and Notes, pp. 319-324

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A Method for the Investigation of Somatic Response Mechanisms in Psychoneurosis, pp. 325-328
Robert B. Malmo; Charles Shagass; John F. Davis


Technical Papers
Penetration of Trypsin through Formvar Films, pp. 329-330
H. J. Trurnit
On the Interaction of Protein Films, pp. 330-331
Alexandre Rothen
The Cytological Effects of Low-Intensity Radiation, pp. 332-333
Karl Sax
A Comparison of the Response of Normal and Hypothyroid Mice to Acute Whole Body Roentgen Radiation, pp. 333-334
Thomas J. Haley; Samuel Mann; Andrew H. Dowdy
Biological Studies on Cortisone in Mice, pp. 335-337
David M. Spain; Norman Molomut; Alvin Haber
Additional Confirmatory Evidence of the Rediscovery of the Old Italian Varnish, pp. 337-338
Joseph Michelman
Summer Growth of the American Oyster in Florida Waters, pp. 338-339
Robert M. Ingle
A Micromacerator, pp. 339-340
Allan A. Katzberg
Relationship between Glomerular Filtration Rate and Urine Flow in the Rabbit, pp. 340-341
S. E. Dicker; H. Heller
Electrometric Correlates of the Hypnotic State, pp. 341-342
Leonard J. Ravitz


Comments and Communications
Are Nonflying Wings Functionless?, p. 342
G. G. Simpson
The Systema naturae of the Twentieth Century, pp. 342-343
Anton Fr. Bruun


Book Reviews
----------------, pp. 343-344
Numerical Solutions of Differential Equations
H. Levy; E. A. Baggott
Review author[s]: Harry Polachek
----------------, p. 344
History of Physics
Max Von Laue; Ralph Oesper
Joseph Henry: His Life and Work
Thomas Coulson
Review author[s]: Henry Guerlac


News and Notes, pp. 345-348

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Scientists and Mobilization, pp. 349-352
Wadsworth Likely

Charles Taylor Vorhies: 1879-1949, pp. 352-353
Allan R. Phillips

Gregory B. Mathews, S.V.D.: 1903-1949, p. 353
Harold W. Rigney


Technical Papers
Vitamin B12: The Identification of Vitamin B12 as a Cyano-Cobalt Coordination Complex, p. 354
Norman G. Brink; Frederick A. Kuehl; Karl Folkers
Vitamin B12: Reactions of Cyano-Cobalamin and Related Compounds, pp. 354-355
Edward A. Kaczka; D. E. Wolf; Frederick A. Kuehl; Karl Folkers
Preliminary Report of X-Ray Effects on the Nematode Rhabditis strongyloides, pp. 356-357
Lyell J. Thomas; Henry Quastler
The Order of Utilization of Phosphorus Compounds in the Egg by the Chick Embryo, pp. 357-358
Herman Branson; Martin Brooks; Pauline F. Piper
A Paper Chromatographic Study of Ferritin and Apoferritin Hydrolysates, pp. 358-359
Beverly Wescott Gabrio; Garson H. Tishkoff
Mass Mortality of Fish Associated with the Protozoan Gonyaulax in the Gulf of Mexico, pp. 359-363
Cecil H. Connell; Joy Barnes Cross
The Synthesis of L-Ascorbic Acid Uniformly Labeled with C14, p. 363
Aksel A. Bothner-By; Martin Gibbs; R. Christian Anderson


Comments and Communications
Statement on Atomic Energy Commission Fellowship, pp. 364-365
Barbara J. Bachmann
Nomenclature of the Rh-CDE System, p. 365
Albert Einheber; I. Davidsohn; Stanley Marcus; William J. Kuhns; Clifford I. Argall
Nomenclature of the Rh-CDE System, pp. 365-366
Albert Einheber; I. Davidsohn; Stanley Marcus; William J. Kuhns; Clifford I. Argall
Developments in Oceanography, p. 366
Dale F. Leipper
Chelating Agents and Urinary Calculi, p. 367
Benjamin Kissin; Samuel Natelson
Steric Effects in Bimolecular Eliminations, p. 367
C. H. Schramm


Book Reviews
----------------, p. 368
Volcanological Observations
Frank Alvord Perret
Review author[s]: Frederick H. Pough
----------------, pp. 368-369
Steroid Hormones and Tumors: Tumorigenic and Antitumorigenic Actions of Steroid Hormones and the Steroid Homeostasis
Alexander Lipschutz
Review author[s]: W. U. Gardner
----------------, p. 369
Histology
Arthur Worth Ham
Review author[s]: A. J. Ramsay
----------------, p. 369
Nuclear Physics: A Textbook
Francis Bitter
Review author[s]: R. L. Gluckstern; G. Breit


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News and Notes, pp. 371-376

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Instrumentation for Radioactivity, pp. 377-381
George F. Pieper

The Reflecting Microscope, pp. 381-389
Robert C. Mellors

Amplifying and Intensifying the Fluoroscopic Image by means of a Scanning X-Ray Tube, pp. 389-395
Robert J. Moon

The Relations between Symbolic Logic and Large-Scale Calculating Machines, pp. 395-399
Edmund C. Berkeley

The Traveling-Wave Linear Accelerator, pp. 399-400
E. R. Wiblin


Technical Papers
Preparation of Radioactive Glass Beads, pp. 400-402
Walter Kisieleski; George Svihla; Austin M. Brues
Convenient Method of Mounting Sintered Glass Filters, pp. 402-403
Igor N. Asheshov
Standard Measures and the Economical Production of Graphs and Figures, pp. 403-404
Sterling P. Fergusson
A Miniature Pressure-Recording Device, pp. 404-405
Otto H. Gauer; Erich Gienapp
The Use of Thick Paper for Chromatography, pp. 405-406
J. Howard Mueller
Preparation of Thin Films of Crystalline DDT and γ -Hexachlorocyclohexane in Celloidin, pp. 406-407
D. P. Pielou
X-Radiation from Electron Microscopes, pp. 407-409
John H. L. Watson; Luther E. Preuss
A Low-Temperature Incubator, p. 409
Joseph C. Picken; Wallace R. Bauriedel


Book Reviews
----------------, p. 410
Analytical Absorption Spectroscopy: Absorptimetry and Colorimetry
M. G. Mellon
Review author[s]: Robert E. Torley
----------------, pp. 410-411
Das Polarisationsmikroskop als Messinstrument in Biologie und Medizin
Hans H. Pfeiffer
Chemische Spektralanalyse
Wolfgang Seith; Konrad Ruthardt
Review author[s]: K. W. Meissner
----------------, p. 411
Industrial Instrumentation
Donald P. Eckman
Review author[s]: Walter P. Wills
----------------, p. 411
Metallurgical Applications of the Electron Microscope
Review author[s]: Robert D. Heidenreich
----------------, p. 412
Biophysical Research Methods
Fred M. Uber
Review author[s]: Herbert Shapiro


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The National Academy of Sciences: Abstracts of Papers Presented at the Autumn Meeting, October 9-12, 1950, pp. 419-429


Technical Papers
Effectiveness of Cortisone Administered Orally, p. 429
R. H. Freyberg; C. T. Traeger; C. H. Adams; T. Kuscu; H. Wainerdi; I. Bonomo
Cytological Changes in Human Hypophyses after Cortisone and ACTH Treatment, pp. 429-430
Gert L. Laqueur
On the Pigments of Allescheria boydii, pp. 430-431
Gilberto G. Villela; Amadeu Cury
The Coloration of the Tail Tip of Young Fer-de-Lances: Sexual Dimorphism rather than Adaptive Coloration, pp. 431-433
W. Leslie Burger; Philip W. Smith
Molybdenum Deficiency in Dunkirk Silty Clay Loam, pp. 433-434
G. J. Raleigh
A Simple Apparatus for Producing Droplets of Uniform Size from Small Volumes of Liquids, pp. 434-436
W. B. Ennis; David T. James
Preparation of Nonprotein Fractions Possessing Adrenocorticotropic Activity from Fresh Sheep Pituitary Glands, pp. 436-437
I. I. Geschwind; G. P. Hess; P. G. Condliffe; H. M. Evans; M. E. Simpson
Simple Calibrator for Warburg Respirometers, pp. 437-438
P. F. Scholander; H. Niemeyer; C. Lloyd Claff
Anodic Decalcification of Mineralized Tissue, pp. 438-439
Jack De Ment; Ellis B. Jump
Reactions with 9-Anthraldehyde, p. 440
Ahmed Mustafa


Book Reviews
----------------, pp. 441-442
The Yeast Cell, Its Genetics and Cytology
Carl C. Lindegren
Review author[s]: Walter J. Nickerson
----------------, p. 442
Therapeutische Chemie: Arznei- und Desinfektionsmittel zur Bekampfung von Infektionskrankheiten
Theodor Wagner-Jauregg
Review author[s]: Windsor C. Cutting


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The National Academy of Sciences: Abstracts of Papers Presented at the Autumn Meeting, October 9-12, 1950, pp. 447-456


Technical Papers
The Hemolytic and Antihemolytic Activities of Various Centrifugally Separated Fractions of Adult and Fetal Liver Cells, pp. 456-459
David B. Tyler
Methanol Precipitation of Influenza Virus, pp. 459-460
Arden W. Moyer; George R. Sharpless; Maurice C. Davies; Kenneth Winfield; Herald R. Cox
A Sex-Linked Lethal Gene in the Fowl, pp. 460-461
K. Goodwin; F. B. Hutt; R. K. Cole
A Precision Method of Counting Radioactive Liquid Samples, pp. 461-463
Arthur J. Freedman; David N. Hume
Effects of Ultrasonic Waves and Nitrous Acid on the Production of Colloidal Sulfur, pp. 463-465
Shichiro Akiya; Otohiko Nomoto; Seiichi Okui
A Simplified Recording Bubble Flow Meter, pp. 465-467
William G. Hammond; Chester Hyman; Thomas E. Nelson
Molecular Configuration and Biological Activity of Substances Resembling Acetylcholine, pp. 467-469
J. H. Welsh; R. Taub
The Photochemical Action of Ultraviolet Light on the Absorption Spectra of Nucleic Acid and Related Substances, pp. 469-471
David Rapport; Attilio Canzanelli
Contact Potentials of Evaporated Iron Films in Air and in Nitrogen at Low Pressure, p. 471
Norman Hackerman; Leland L. Antes
Improved Technique for Weighing Tissues with the Cartesian Diver, pp. 471-473
Jay A. Smith; Melvin Post
On the Structure of Morphine and Its Derivative Metopon, p. 473
Lewis J. Sargent; Lyndon F. Small
Streaming Birefringence of Denatured Ovalbumin, pp. 473-474
Joseph F. Foster; Edward G. Samsa


Comments and Communications
Taste Reactions to Antithyroid Substances, p. 475
H. Kalmus; R. Ruggles Gates
The Big Lie, pp. 475-476
Nathaniel Kleitman
Stress and Meaning, p. 476
W. F. Dearborn; P. W. Johnston; L. Carmichael
Stress and Meaning, p. 476
W. F. Dearborn; P. W. Johnston; L. Carmichael


Book Reviews
----------------, p. 477
Stellar Evolution: An Exploration from the Observatory
Otto Struve
Review author[s]: Fred L. Whipple
----------------, pp. 477-478
Electronic Mechanisms of Organic Reactions
Allan R. Day
Review author[s]: John D. Roberts
----------------, p. 478
Manual of Standardized Procedures for Spectrophotometric Chemistry
Harold J. Fister
Review author[s]: Barry Commoner


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The Response of Plants to Climate, pp. 489-494
F. W. Went


Technical Papers
Identification of Another Epidemic Respiratory Disease, pp. 495-497
Thomas Francis; J. J. Quilligan; Elva Minuse
Kinetic Mechanisms and Hydrocarbon Flame Spectra, pp. 497-498
R. C. Herman; G. A. Hornbeck; K. J. Laidler
The Function of the Symbiotic Yeasts of Two Insect Species, Lasioderma serricorne F. and Stegobium (Sitodrepa) paniceum L., pp. 498-500
N. C. Pant; G. Fraenkel
Some New Plant-Growth Inhibitors, pp. 500-501
R. S. de Ropp
An Antigenically Distinct Subtype of Influenza Virus A Which Is Virulent for Mice in Primary Passage of Allantoic Fluid, pp. 501-503
Thomas G. Ward; Bernice E. Eddy
On the Validity of an Assumption of Resonance Theory, pp. 503-504
Arthur F. Johnson
The Paper Chromatography of pH Indicators, pp. 504-505
Michael Lederer
Oxygen Uptake of Embryonated Eggs Infected with Western Equine Encephalitis Virus, pp. 505-506
R. A. Siem; B. C. Smith; Wm. F. McLimans
The Biosynthesis of 17-Hydroxycorticosterone from 11-Desoxy-17-Hydroxycorticosterone, p. 506
D. A. McGinty; Grant N. Smith; Mary L. Wilson; Cecelia S. Worrel


Book Reviews
----------------, p. 507
The Hormones: Chemistry, Physiology, and Applications
Gregory Pincus; Kenneth V. Thimann
Review author[s]: Walter Fleischmann
----------------, p. 507
Cosmical Electrodynamics
H. Alfvén
Review author[s]: Robert L. Platzman
----------------, pp. 507-508
Problems of Morphogenesis in Ciliates: The Kinetosomes in Development, Reproduction and Evolution
André Lwoff
Review author[s]: R. P. Hall


Scientific Book Register, p. 508


Association Affairs
The Cleveland Meeting I--The Annual Science Exposition, pp. 509-510
Raymond L. Taylor


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Instrumentation in Perspective, pp. 515-519
W. A. Wildhack

Sectioning of Tissue for Electron Microscopy, pp. 520-523
James Hillier; Mark E. Gettner


Technical Papers
The in vitro Production of Cortisone by Mammalian Cells, pp. 524-525
Harry Seneca; Eric Ellenbogen; Edward Henderson; Alice Collins; Joyce Rockenbach
On the Detection of Intracranial Pathology by Ultrasound, pp. 525-528
H. T. Ballantine; R. H. Bolt; T. F. Hueter; G. D. Ludwig
A Slicer for Sampling Liquids, p. 528
M. L. Randolph; R. R. Ryan
Effects of Different Preincubation Temperatures on the Hatchability of Pheasant Eggs, pp. 529-530
Ralph E. Yeatter
Distribution of Absorbed Energy around a Point Source of β Radiation, pp. 530-531
Robert Loevinger
Errors of Combustion of Compounds for C14 Analysis, pp. 531-533
W. D. Armstrong; Leon Singer; S. H. Zbarsky; Bryant Dunshee
New Tests for the Nicotiana Alkaloids, Nornicotine and Anabasine, p. 534
Louis Feinstein; Edward T. McCabe
Mechanism of the Dakin and West Reaction, pp. 534-535
J. W. Cornforth; D. F. Elliott
Electronic Radiography by Transmission Using Radioactive Monolayers, pp. 535-536
D. E. Beischer
Dicarboxylic Acid Bis-(β -Tertiaryaminoalkyl) Amides as Curare Substitutes, p. 536
Arthur P. Phillips
The Enzymatic Dehydrogenation of Estradiol to Estrone, pp. 536-537
Joseph A. Ledogar; Howard W. Jones


Comments and Communications
The Payment of the Learned Man, pp. 538-539
R. P. Boas
Sphagnum Moss and Egg Yolk as Food for Anuran Tadpoles, pp. 539-540
Han-po Ting
Oaths and Affidavits, p. 540
P. W. Merrill
Basic Processes of Erosion, pp. 540-541
Norval L. Stoltenberg


Book Reviews
----------------, pp. 541-542
Anatomy of the Dicotyledons: Leaves, Stem, and Wood in Relation to Taxonomy
C. R. Metcalfe; L. Chalk
Review author[s]: Donald A. Johansen
----------------, p. 542
Structure of Molecules and the Chemical Bond
Y. K. Syrkin; M. E. Dyatkina
Review author[s]: Bryce L. Crawford
----------------, pp. 542-543
A History of Experimental Psychology
Edwin G. Boring
Review author[s]: Charles W. Bray


Scientific Book Register, p. 543


Association Affairs
The Cleveland Meeting, December 26-30, 1950: II--The Programs in Mathematics, Physics, Astronomy, and Chemistry, pp. 544-546
Raymond L. Taylor


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Natural Color Photography in Colloidal Silver, pp. 553-557
Robert D. Bensley


Technical Papers
The Mechanism of Clot Retraction, pp. 558-559
Armand J. Quick; Clara V. Hussey
The Adrenal Gland and Hemopoiesis, pp. 559-560
Sam J. Piliero; David Landau; Albert S. Gordon
Modified Laboratory Lyophil Apparatus, pp. 560-561
Harlan K. Pratt; M. Yamaguchi
Sulfapyrazine Precipitated in Cancer Tissue upon Repeated Glucose Injections, p. 561
Charles D. Stevens; Patricia M. Quinlin; Mary Ann Meinken; Anna Mary Kock
Measurement of the Extract of Cornstalks, pp. 561-562
Herbert C. Gore
Phosphates of Pantothenic Acid, pp. 562-565
Tsoo E. King; F. M. Strong
The Abundance of Several Relatively Rare Elements in Igneous Rocks of North America, p. 565
L. H. Ahrens; Lorraine G. Gorfinkle


Book Reviews
----------------, p. 566
Electromagnetic Theory
Oliver Heaviside
Review author[s]: J. G. Brainerd
----------------, pp. 566-567
Cell Growth and Cell Function: A Cytochemical Study
Torbjoern O. Caspersson
Review author[s]: Joseph G. Hoffman
----------------, p. 567
The Cerebral Cortex of Man: A Clinical Study of Localization of Function
Wilder Penfield; Theodore Rasmussen
Review author[s]: C. T. Morgan


Scientific Book Register, p. 567


Association Affairs
The Cleveland Meeting, December 26-30, 1950: III--The Programs in Biology and Medicine, pp. 568-572
Raymond L. Taylor


News and Notes, pp. 573-576

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Japanese Mining and Petroleum Industries: Programs under the Occupation, pp. 577-588
Robert Y. Grant

Wortley Fuller Rudd: 1876-1950, p. 589
R. Blackwell Smith


Technical Papers
Evidence for the Entry into the Upper Atmosphere of High-Speed Protons during Auroral Activity, p. 590
A. B. Meinel
Speed of Salt Increase in the Waters of Lake Tacarigua, Venezuela, pp. 590-591
Augusto Bonazzi
The Synthesis of 1,1,1-Trichloro-2,2-Bis-(4 ′ -Chlorophenyl-4 ′ -C14)-Ethane, pp. 591-592
Melvin Fields; James Gibbs; Doris E. Walz
Effect of Propylene and Triethylene Glycol on Atomized E. coli, pp. 593-595
Rudolph Nagy; Gail Mouromseff
Spade-Foot Toad Sperm as an Activating Agent in Producing Gynogenetic Haploid Embryos from Rana and Pseudacris Eggs, pp. 595-596
Han-po Ting; John W. Price
Studies on Algal Epiphytes, pp. 596-597
John W. King
The Control of Storage Sprouting in Onions by Preharvest Foliage Sprays of Maleic Hydrazide, pp. 597-598
S. H. Wittwer; R. C. Sharma
Loss of Choline Esterase Activity in Nerve Tissue Resulting from Processes of Histological Preparation, pp. 598-599
W. L. Hard; Merle D. Fox
A Technique for Whole Mount Autoradiographs of Rabbit Mammary Glands, pp. 599-600
Walter S. Lundahl; Joseph Meites; L. F. Wolterink


Comments and Communications
Multienzyme Systems, p. 601
James E. Bacher
Persistence of 2,4-D in Plant Tissues, pp. 601-602
Arthur J. Eames


Association Affairs
The Cleveland Meeting, December 26-30, 1950: IV--The Programs in Geology, Geography, Engineering, and the Social Sciences, pp. 603-606
Raymond L. Taylor


Scientific Book Register, p. 606
News and Notes, pp. 607-612

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Productivity in Research and Development, pp. 613-616
Ralph M. Hogan


Technical Papers
Phosphoglyceric Acid in Photosynthesis, pp. 617-618
E. W. Fager; J. L. Rosenberg
A Study of Grinding Techniques for Bacterial Cells, pp. 618-620
W. B. Dockstader; H. O. Halvorson
The Fluorine Content of Some Miocene Horse Bones, pp. 620-621
Russell Olsen
An Apparatus for the Simultaneous Production of Many Two-Dimensional Paper Chromatograms, pp. 621-623
S. P. Datta; C. E. Dent; H. Harris
Self-Absorption and Backscattering of β Radiation, pp. 623-626
L. E. Glendenin; A. K. Solomon
The Pungency Taste Characteristics of Some Piperazine Derivatives, pp. 626-627
Torsten Hasselstrom; Norene E. Kennedy; Clifford E. Balmer; Harold W. Coles
A High-Pressure Cytolyzer, p. 627
J. M. Pirrung


Comments and Communications
Term "Vitamin P" Recommended to Be Discontinued, p. 628
H. B. Vickery; E. M. Nelson; H. J. Almquist; C. A. Elvehjem
Color Standards, p. 628
C. y J. Villalobos
Genetic Effects in Man from Atomic Explosions and from Chronic Irradiation, p. 628
A. C. Fabergé
Separating Pages of Publications, p. 628
George R. Johnstone


Book Reviews
----------------, p. 629
Colloid Science
James W. McBain
Advances in Colloid Science
H. Mark; E. J. W. Verwey
Review author[s]: Sydney Ross
----------------, p. 629
A Monograph of the Existing Crinoids
Austin Hobart Clark
Review author[s]: Wesley R. Coe
----------------, p. 630
Annual Review of Plant Physiology
Daniel I. Arnon
Review author[s]: Folke Skoog


Association Affairs
The Cleveland Meeting--December 26-30, 1950: V--The Programs in Anthropology, Psychology, Education, and the History and Philosophy of Science, pp. 631-634
Raymond L. Taylor


News and Notes, pp. 635-638

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Protein and Nucleic Acid Conference, pp. 639-643
E. R. Blout; Paul M. Doty


Technical Papers
The Effect of X-Irradiation in Oxygen and in Hydrogen at Normal and Positive Pressures on Chromosome Aberration Frequency in Tradescantia Microspores, pp. 643-645
Norman H. Giles; Alvin V. Beatty
The Detection of Internally-Borne Bacterial Pathogens of Beans by a Rapid Phage-Plaque Count Technique, pp. 645-647
H. Katznelson
The Potentiation of Muscular Contraction by the Nitrate-Ion, pp. 647-649
Arthur J. Kahn; Alexander Sandow
The Mechanism of Action of Organic Mercury Compounds on Cytochrome Oxidase, pp. 649-651
M. Angelice Seibert; Cornelius W. Kreke; Elton S. Cook
Differentiation of Bacterial Species and Variation within Species by means of 2,3,5-Triphenyltetrazolium Chloride in Culture Medium, pp. 651-652
I. Forest Huddleson; Betty Baltzer
Obligate Autotrophy in Chlamydomonas moewusii Gerloff, pp. 652-653
Joyce Chismore Lewin
A Coenzyme of Spleen β -Glucuronidase, pp. 653-654
Peter Bernfeld; William H. Fishman
C14 Labeled 4(5)-Amino-5(4)-Imidazolecarboxamide in the Biosynthesis of Purines, pp. 654-655
C. S. Miller; S. Gurin; D. W. Wilson
An Improved Water Separator, p. 655
Richard N. Blomberg; William F. Bruce


Comments and Communications
Scientific Ethics, p. 656
Max C. Markley
The Use of Sodium Propionate in Isolating Actinomycetes from Soils, p. 656
Patricia Crook; C. C. Carpenter; Paul F. Klens


Book Reviews
----------------, p. 657
The Biology of Human Starvation
Ancel Keys
Review author[s]: A. J. Carlson; F. Hoelzel
----------------, pp. 657-658
A Geography of Europe
Jean Gottmann
Review author[s]: Ralph E. Olson
----------------, pp. 658-660
Gray's Manual of Botany: A Handbook of the Flowering Plants and Ferns of the Central and Northeastern United States and Adjacent Canada
Merritt Lyndon Fernald
Review author[s]: H. H. Bartlett
----------------, p. 660
Biological Actions of Sex Hormones
Harold Burrows
Review author[s]: M. X. Zarrow


Scientific Book Register, p. 660
News and Notes, pp. 661-664

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Front Matter (1 p.)
Annual Meeting of the British Association for the Advancement of Science, pp. 665-670
Maurice Goldsmith

Preview of the 117th Meeting, AAAS, Cleveland December 26-30, 1950, pp. 670-701
Scientific Book Register, p. 701
News and Notes, pp. 703-706

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Special Instrumentation Problems Encountered in Physiological Research concerning the Heart and Circulation in Man, pp. 707-715
Earl H. Wood


Technical Papers
Description of the Chemostat, pp. 715-716
Aaron Novick; Leo Szilard
Sickling: A Property of All Red Blood Cells, pp. 716-718
Raphael Isaacs
Synthesis of Anthracene-9-C114, pp. 718-719
William H. Stevens; D. Alma Holland
Applications of Nylon Catheters in Physiology of the Circulation, pp. 719-720
Jules H. Last; Isadore Pitesky; John P. Marbarger
Prevention of the Phytotoxic Action of Sodium Orthophenylphenate on Citrus Fruits by Hexamine, pp. 720-721
E. F. Hopkins; K. W. Loucks
A Mouth-Swabbing Technique for the Laboratory Mouse, pp. 721-722
C. A. Ostrom; F. C. Hauth
A Method for Artificial Insemination in Viviparous Fishes, pp. 722-723
Eugenie Clark


Comments and Communications
The Accessibility of Knowledge, p. 724
Ancel Keys
Amylase Inhibition, p. 724
H. C. Eyster
Rhetorical Atrocity, p. 724
Wolf Vishniac


Book Reviews
----------------, p. 725
Principles of Genetics
Edmund W. Sinnott; L. C. Dunn; Th. Dobzhansky
Review author[s]: Ernst Caspari
----------------, pp. 725-726
Handbook of Psychological Research on the Rat: An Introduction to Animal Psychology
Norman L. Munn; Leonard Carmichael
Review author[s]: John B. Wolff
----------------, p. 726
Die Welt der Vektoren: Einführung in Theorie und Anwendung der Vektoren, Tensoren und Operatoren
Franz Ollendorff
Review author[s]: Louis Brand


Scientific Book Register, p. 726
News and Notes, pp. 727-730

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The Federal Computing Machine Program, pp. 731-736
Mina Rees

Building an Effective Technical Library, pp. 736-738
W. E. Jorgensen; I. G. Carlson

Dennis Robert Hoagland: 1884-1949, pp. 739-742
Daniel I. Arnon


Technical Papers
A Thermophobic Insect, p. 743
R. I. Sailer
The Effect of Reinforcement History on Extinction after Reconditioning, pp. 743-745
P. J. Bersh; W. N. Schoenfeld; J. M. Notterman
Microscopic Structure of Carrot Chromoplasts, pp. 745-748
Werner Straus
The Preparation of High-Purity Hydrogen Deuteride, pp. 748-749
A. Fookson; P. Pomerantz; E. H. Rich
The Effect of 2,4-D on Potassium Nitrate Levels in Leaves of Sugar Beets, pp. 749-751
L. M. Stahler; E. I. Whitehead
An Analysis of the Enzyme Activity of the Conditioned Salivary Response in Human Subjects, p. 751
Joyce D. Brothers; C. J. Warden
Spectrophotometric Assay of Ascorbic Acid with Peri-Naphthindanetrione Hydrate, pp. 751-752
M. S. El Ridi; R. Moubasher; Z. Hassan
A Method for Evaluating the Relation of Glycogen to Inorganic Salt Deposition in Surviving Cartilage Slices in vitro, pp. 752-754
Paul A. Marks; Ephraim Shorr
Plant-Growth Inhibitors from Red Kidney Bean Seeds, pp. 754-755
S. M. Siegel
Adjuvant Action of Amino Acids and Peptides in Fertilizin Agglutination of Starfish Sperm, pp. 755-756
Charles B. Metz; Joanne E. Donovan
A Simple Method for the Determination of Diffusion Constants, pp. 757-758
Leonard A. Walker
On the Question of Hyaluronidase in Sea-Urchin Spermatozoa, p. 759
Max Krauss


Comments and Communications
Research Note on Randomization in a Social Experiment, p. 760
F. Stuart Chapin
Social Responsibility in Science, pp. 760-761
William F. Hewitt
Concerning the Zoological Record, pp. 761-762
S. A. Neave


Book Reviews
----------------, pp. 762-763
German Aviation Medicine, World War II
Review author[s]: Victor Guillemin
----------------, pp. 763-764
Les Hautes Temperatures et Leurs Utilisations en Chimie
P. Lebeau; F. Trombe
Review author[s]: G. K. Rollefson
----------------, p. 764
The Chordates
Herbert W. Rand
Review author[s]: David W. Bishop
----------------, pp. 764-766
Variation and Evolution in Plants
G. Ledyard Stebbins
Review author[s]: Carl Epling


Reviewed in Brief
----------------, p. 766
Cell Physiology and Pharmacology
J. F. Danielli
----------------, p. 766
Pneumoconiosis: Beryllium, Bauxite Fumes, Compensation
Arthur J. Vorwald
----------------, p. 766
Viruses 1950
M. Delbrück


Scientific Book Register, p. 766
News and Notes, pp. 767-774

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Volume Information (18 pp.)
Kennetic Inquiry, pp. 775-783
Arthur F. Bentley


Technical Papers
Prolongation of the Fertilizing Capacity of Sea-Urchin Spermatozoa by Amino Acids, pp. 783-785
Albert Tyler; Elsie Atkinson
Polarographic Measurement of the Oxygen Consumption of Skin in vivo, pp. 785-786
Frederick Urbach; George Peirce
Self-Selection of Diet in Relation to Audiogenic Seizures in Rats, pp. 786-787
William J. Griffiths
Phenyl Phenaceturate from the Decomposition of Penicillin in the Presence of Phenol, p. 787
S. F. Kern; P. M. Terrill; Marjorie M. Mann; R. G. Jones
Limitations of the "Normal" Body Weight as a Criterion of Normality, p. 788
Josef Brožek; Ancel Keys
Hypotension in the Rat Following Limitation of Potassium Intake, pp. 788-789
S. Charles Freed; Meyer Friedman
C-M Medium: A Mounting Medium for Small Insects, Mites, and Other Whole Mounts, pp. 789-790
Edgar W. Clark; Frank Morishita
Enhancement of the Action of Streptomycin, pp. 790-791
R. J. W. Rees; J. M. Robson
Use of Selective Fluorescent Stains to Detect Insect Egg Plugs on Grain Kernels, pp. 791-792
Max Milner; Duane L. Barney; J. A. Shellenberger
Embryonic Death Rate and Sex Ratio in Chicks, p. 792
F. A. Hays; E. W. Spear
Complete Elimination of Microorganisms from an Intestinal Parasite (Ascaris lumbricoides), pp. 792-793
Donald Fairbairn; Michael R. Reesal


Book Reviews
----------------, pp. 793-794
Physico-Chemical Constants of Pure Organic Compounds
J. Timmermans
Review author[s]: Arnold Weissberger
----------------, p. 794
The Clinical Use of Radioactive Isotopes
Bertram V. A. Low-Beer
Review author[s]: Richard H. Chamberlain
----------------, p. 794
Biology of Drosophila
M. Demerec
Review author[s]: Richard Blanc


News and Notes, pp. 795-798

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