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Volume 63; Issue 6

American Scientist

Volume 63; Issue 6

1

Genetic Regulation and the Fossil Record: Evolution of the regulatory genome may underlie the rapid development of major animal groups

James W. Valentine and Cathryn A. Campbell

Journal:

American Scientist

Year:

1975

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english

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2

Scent-Marking in Wolves: Radio-tracking of wolf packs has provided definite evidence that olfactory sign is used for territory maintenance and may serve for other forms of communication within the pack as well

Roger P. Peters and L. David Mech

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American Scientist

Year:

1975

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english

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3

Automation in Microbiology and Immunologyby Carl-Göran Hedén; Tibor Illéni

Review by: Laurence B. Senterfit

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American Scientist

Year:

1975

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english

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Handbook of Sensory Physiology, Vol. 3/3: Electroreceptors and Other Specialized Receptors in Lower Vertebratesby A. Fessard;Handbook of Sensory Physiology, Vol. 5/1: Auditory System, Anatomy, Physiology (Ear)by Wolf D. Keidel; William D. Neff

Review by: George L. Gerstein

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American Scientist

Year:

1975

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english

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5

Textbook of Limnologyby Gerald A. Cole

Review by: D. W. Schindler

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American Scientist

Year:

1975

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english

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6

Ice Physicsby Peter V. Hobbs

Review by: Lars Onsager

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American Scientist

Year:

1975

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english

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7

Human Behavior in Mathematical Perspective: Mathematical models promote applications of psychology to problems of the observer in science and the mutual influences of individuals in social interactions

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American Scientist

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1975

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english

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8

The Molecular Biology of Cancerby H. Busch

Review by: David Clayton

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American Scientist

Year:

1975

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english

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9

Differentiation and Control of Malignancy of Tumor Cells. Proceedings of the 4th International Symposium of the Princess Takamatsu Cancer Research Fund, Tokyo, 1973by W. Nakahara; T. Ono; T. Sugimura; H. Sugano

Review by: George L. Wright Jr.

Journal:

American Scientist

Year:

1975

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english

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10

Methods in Enzymology, Vol. 31: Biomembranesby Sidney Fleischer; Lester Packer

Review by: Robert L. Barchi

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American Scientist

Year:

1975

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english

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PDF, 345 KB

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11

Views: Research and Education in Times of Inflation: Radical reform of fiscal policy is needed to save our institutions of research and higher education—and, indeed, Western society itself

Journal:

American Scientist

Year:

1975

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english

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12

Primate Brain Evolution: Comparative studies of brains of living mammal species reveal major trends in the evolutionary development of primate brains, and analysis of endocasts from fossil primate braincases suggests when these specializations occurred

Leonard Radinsky

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American Scientist

Year:

1975

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english

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13

The Mycetozoansby Lindsay S. Olive

Review by: Kenneth B. Raper

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American Scientist

Year:

1975

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english

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14

Chemical Analysis of Ecological Materialsby Stewart E. Allen; H. Max Grinshaw; John A. Parkinson

Review by: John Harte

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American Scientist

Year:

1975

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english

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15

Geothermal Energyby Edward R. Berman

Review by: L. J. Patrick Muffler

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American Scientist

Year:

1975

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english

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16

Genetic Responsibility: On Choosing Our Children's Genesby M. Lipkin; P. T. Rowley

Review by: A. Lippman-Hand

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American Scientist

Year:

1975

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english

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Fundamental Measures and Constants for Science and Technologyby Frederick D. Rossini

Review by: E. Richard Cohen

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American Scientist

Year:

1975

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english

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18

Petroleum and Global Tectonicsby Alfred G. Fischer; Sheldon Judson

Review by: J. H. Halsey

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American Scientist

Year:

1975

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english

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Front Matter

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American Scientist

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1975

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english

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Genetics and Biochemistry of Pseudomonasby P. H. Clarke; M. H. Richmond

Review by: H. L. Kornberg

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American Scientist

Year:

1975

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english

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21

Regulation of Hepatic Metabolismby Frank Lundquist; Niels Tygstrup

Review by: John R. Williamson

Journal:

American Scientist

Year:

1975

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english

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22

Aeronomyby P. M. Banks; G. Kockarts

Review by: Henry G. Booker

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American Scientist

Year:

1975

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english

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23

Lysosomes and Cell Function: Integrated Themes in Biologyby Dennis Pitt

Review by: Agnes Horvat

Journal:

American Scientist

Year:

1975

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english

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24

Functional Chemistry of the Brainby Adrian J. Dunn; Stephen C. Bondy

Review by: Floyd E. Bloom

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American Scientist

Year:

1975

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english

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Drug Actions on Cholinergic Systemsby R. W. Brimblecombe

Review by: Seymour Ehrenpreis

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American Scientist

Year:

1975

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english

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26

Basic Principles of Learningby Roger M. Tarpy

Review by: Vincent M. LoLordo

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American Scientist

Year:

1975

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english

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27

The Galactic Club: Intelligent Life in Outer Spaceby Ronald N. Bracewell

Review by: B. M. Oliver

Journal:

American Scientist

Year:

1975

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english

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PDF, 338 KB

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Physics in Biology and Medicineby Paul Davidovits

Review by: William Lichten

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American Scientist

Year:

1975

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english

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29

The P(φ2) Euclidean (Quantum) Field Theoryby Barry Simon

Review by: I. E. Segal

Journal:

American Scientist

Year:

1975

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english

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30

Molecular Mechanisms of Gonadal Hormone Actionsby J. S. Thomas; R. L. Singhal

Review by: Victor A. Drill

Journal:

American Scientist

Year:

1975

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english

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31

Atherosclerosis III. Proc. of the Third Internat'l Symp.by G. Schettler; A. Weizel

Review by: Herbert L. Ratcliffe

Journal:

American Scientist

Year:

1975

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english

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32

Introduction to Insect Pest Managementby Robert L. Metcalf; William Luckman

Review by: J. Robert Gray

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American Scientist

Year:

1975

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english

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33

Prehistory of Western Siberiaby V. N. Chernetsov; W. Moszynska

Review by: Chester S. Chard

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American Scientist

Year:

1975

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english

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34

Electric Probes in Stationary and Flowing Plasmas: Theory and Applicationby Paul M. Chung; Lawrence Talbot; Kenell J. Touryan

Review by: Robert A. Gross

Journal:

American Scientist

Year:

1975

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english

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35

Advances in Applied Mechanics, Vol. 14by Chia-Shun Yih

Review by: Ernst Becker and Mechanics, Technische Hochschule

Journal:

American Scientist

Year:

1975

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english

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36

Estimation of Product Attributes and Their Importances. Lecture Notes in Economics and Mathematical Systems, 89by J. P. Wallace; A. Sherret

Review by: Christopher A. Taylor

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American Scientist

Year:

1975

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english

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37

Introduction of Superconductivityby Michael Tinkham

Review by: David Douglass

Journal:

American Scientist

Year:

1975

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english

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38

Methods in Human Cytogeneticsby H. G. Schwarzacher; U. Wolf

Review by: W. Roy Breg

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American Scientist

Year:

1975

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english

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39

Science and Creation: From Eternal Cycles to an Oscillating Universeby Stanley L. Jaki

Review by: W. A. Wallace

Journal:

American Scientist

Year:

1975

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english

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40

The Impacts of Snow Enhancementby Leo W. Weisbecker;Snowpack, Cloud-Seeding, and the Colorado Riverby Leo W. Weisbecker

Review by: James R. Meiman

Journal:

American Scientist

Year:

1975

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english

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41

Trance, Healing, and Hallucination: Three Field Studies in Religious Experienceby Felicitas D. Goodman; Jeannette H. Henny; Esther Pressel

Review by: A. V. Parks

Journal:

American Scientist

Year:

1975

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english

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42

The Healing Hand: Man and Wound in the Ancient Worldby Guido Majno

Review by: Audrey B. David

Journal:

American Scientist

Year:

1975

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english

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43

Jupiter 1975: The spectacular successes of the Pioneer 10 and 11 missions have brought Jupiter to the forefront of planetary studies today

R. Smoluchowski and R. Smoluchowsky

Journal:

American Scientist

Year:

1975

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english

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PDF, 3.25 MB

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44

Proceedings of the Third World Conference on Animal Productionby R. L. Reid

Review by: Norman Myers

Journal:

American Scientist

Year:

1975

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english

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45

Soil Components, Vol. 1: Organic Componentsby J. E. Gieseking

Review by: Russell S. Adams Jr.

Journal:

American Scientist

Year:

1975

Language:

english

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PDF, 352 KB

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46

Magnetic Bubblesby T. H. O'Dell

Review by: Paul C. Michaelis

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American Scientist

Year:

1975

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english

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47

The Placenta: Biological and Clinical Aspectsby Kamran S. Moghissi; E. S. E. Hafez

Review by: James R. Givens

Journal:

American Scientist

Year:

1975

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english

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48

Bronze Age Migrations in the Aegean: Archaeological and Linguistic Problems in Greek Prehistoryby R. A. Crossland; Ann Birchall

Review by: Emily Vermeule

Journal:

American Scientist

Year:

1975

Language:

english

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PDF, 586 KB

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Computers in Biomedical Research, Vol. 4by R. W. Stacy; B. D. Waxman

Review by: F. Helmuth Orthner

Journal:

American Scientist

Year:

1975

Language:

english

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Gonadotropins and Gonadal Functionby N. R. Moudgal

Review by: M. Ferin

Journal:

American Scientist

Year:

1975

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english

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51

Environment and Plant Ecologyby John R. Etherington

Review by: Janis Antonovics

Journal:

American Scientist

Year:

1975

Language:

english

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52

Plate Tectonics: Assessments and Reassessmentsby Charles E. Kahle

Review by: John M. Bird

Journal:

American Scientist

Year:

1975

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english

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53

Back Matter

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American Scientist

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1975

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english

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Kinship in Baliby Hildred Geertz; Clifford Geertz

Review by: Gloria Davis

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American Scientist

Year:

1975

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english

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Principles of Surgery, Vols. 1–2, 2nd edby S. I. Schwartz

Review by: Robert J. Coffey

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American Scientist

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1975

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english

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Basic Algebra 1by Nathan Jacobson

Review by: I. N. Herstein

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American Scientist

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1975

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english

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57

Books Received for Review

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American Scientist

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1975

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english

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58

Introduction to General Relativity. 2nd ed.by Ronald J. Adler; Maurice J. Bazin; Menahem Schiffer

Review by: William H. Press

Journal:

American Scientist

Year:

1975

Language:

english

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PDF, 350 KB

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Our Future Inheritance: Choice or Chance?by A. Jones; W. F. Bodmer

Review by: Richard C. Juberg

Journal:

American Scientist

Year:

1975

Language:

english

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PDF, 784 KB

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Introduction to Marine Biologyby Barry Fell

Review by: R. T. Paine

Journal:

American Scientist

Year:

1975

Language:

english

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PDF, 336 KB

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Concepts of Evolutionby E. C. Olson; J. Robinson

Review by: Jeffrey R. Powell

Journal:

American Scientist

Year:

1975

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english

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Gastrointestinal Physiology. MTP International Review of Science, Vol. 4. E. D.by Jacobson; L. L. Shanbour;Endocrine Physiology. MTP International Review of Science, Vol. 5by S. M. McCann;Reproductive Physiology. MTP International Review of Science, Vol. 8by R. O. Greep

Review by: N. R. Di Luzio

Journal:

American Scientist

Year:

1975

Language:

english

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PDF, 765 KB

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Marine Geology and Oceanography of the Arctic Seasby Yvonne Herman

Review by: Dean A. McManus

Journal:

American Scientist

Year:

1975

Language:

english

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PDF, 346 KB

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Medicinal Chemistry. Topics in Current Chemistry, 52by E. J. Ariens

Review by: Kenneth H. Falchuk

Journal:

American Scientist

Year:

1975

Language:

english

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PDF, 362 KB

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Flowering Plants: Evolution above the Species Levelby G. Ledyard. Stebbins

Review by: Warren Herb Wagner Jr.

Journal:

American Scientist

Year:

1975

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english

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PDF, 554 KB

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Divided Legacy: A History of the Schism in Medical Thought, Vol. 3: Science and Ethics in American Medicine: 1800–1914by Harris L. Coulter;Blue Cross: What Went Wrong?by Sylvia A. Law

Review by: Gert H. Brieger

Journal:

American Scientist

Year:

1975

Language:

english

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Female of the Speciesby M. Kay Martin; Barbara Voorhies

Review by: L. Lewis Johnson

Journal:

American Scientist

Year:

1975

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english

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Fusion Reactor Physics: Principles and Technologyby Terry Kammash

Review by: D. G. McAlees

Journal:

American Scientist

Year:

1975

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english

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The Chordatesby R. McNeil Alexander

Review by: Keith Stewart Thomson

Journal:

American Scientist

Year:

1975

Language:

english

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PDF, 546 KB

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Progress in Polymer Science, Japan, Vol. 7by T. Otsu; M. Takayanagi;Advances in Polymer Scienceby Z. A. Rogovin

Review by: Philip E. Slade

Journal:

American Scientist

Year:

1975

Language:

english

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Logic Designby Glen G. Langdon

Review by: Harry D. Huskey

Journal:

American Scientist

Year:

1975

Language:

english

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Medical and Economic Malacologyby Emile A. Malik; Thomas C. Cheng

Review by: G. Mackin

Journal:

American Scientist

Year:

1975

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english

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The Evolution of an Evolutionistby C. H. Waddington

Review by: Robert K. Selander

Journal:

American Scientist

Year:

1975

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english

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Microbial Degradation of Organic Compounds in the Biosphere: Research on microbial catabolism provides a rational approach to some problems of environmental pollution and reveals deficiencies in the traditional biochemical education of undergraduates

Journal:

American Scientist

Year:

1975

Language:

english

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PDF, 1.93 MB

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75

Development of Vertebrate Anatomyby Joy B. Phillips

Review by: W. W. Ballard

Journal:

American Scientist

Year:

1975

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english

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76

Heat and Mass Transfer in the Biosphere, Part 1: Transfer Processes in the Plant Environmentby D. A. deVries; N. H. Afgan

Review by: William E. Reifsnyder

Journal:

American Scientist

Year:

1975

Language:

english

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Helplessness: On Depression, Development, and Deathby Martin E. P. Seligman

Review by: Susan Roth

Journal:

American Scientist

Year:

1975

Language:

english

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Thailand: Its People, Its Society, Its Cultureby Frank J. Moore

Review by: Charles F. Keyes

Journal:

American Scientist

Year:

1975

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english

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Peking Manby Harry L. Shapiro

Review by: K. C. Chang

Journal:

American Scientist

Year:

1975

Language:

english

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Marijuana: Effects on Human Behaviorby Loren L. Miller

Review by: Norman E. Zinberg

Journal:

American Scientist

Year:

1975

Language:

english

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General and Comparative Physiology, 2nd ed.by William S. Hoar

Review by: Peter J. Hand

Journal:

American Scientist

Year:

1975

Language:

english

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Energy Information Resources: An Inventory of Energy Research and Development Information Resources in the Continental United States, Hawaii, and AlaskaBattelle Columbus Laboratories

Review by: George A. Kolstad

Journal:

American Scientist

Year:

1975

Language:

english

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Connective Tissues: Biochemistry and Pathophysiologyby R. Fricke; F. Hartmann

Review by: Frank R. Schmid

Journal:

American Scientist

Year:

1975

Language:

english

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Group Theory and Quantum Mechanicsby B. L. Van der Waerden

Review by: Barry Simon

Journal:

American Scientist

Year:

1975

Language:

english

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Proteinase Inhibitors. Bayer Symposium 5by H. Fritz; H. Tschesche; L. J. Greene; E. Truscheit

Review by: Allan Fenselau

Journal:

American Scientist

Year:

1975

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english

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The Weather Machineby Nigel Calder

Review by: Walter Sullivan

Journal:

American Scientist

Year:

1975

Language:

english

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Neurosecretion: The Final Neuroendocrine Pathwayby Francis Knowles; Lutz Vollrath

Review by: L. C. Krey

Journal:

American Scientist

Year:

1975

Language:

english

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Letters to the Editors

J. W. Hodgson, Arthur Elkeles, John S. Wiley, Joseph Putter and Susan T. Grant

Journal:

American Scientist

Year:

1975

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english

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Solving Least Squares Problemsby Charles L. Lawson; Richard J. Hanson

Review by: Gene H. Golub

Journal:

American Scientist

Year:

1975

Language:

english

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The Existence of Space and Timeby Ian Hinckfuss

Review by: Robert S. Brumbaugh

Journal:

American Scientist

Year:

1975

Language:

english

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Complex Adaptations in Evolving Populationsby T. H. Frazzetta

Review by: James R. Karr

Journal:

American Scientist

Year:

1975

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Complex Adaptations in Evolving Populationsby T. H. Frazzetta

Review by: James R. Karr

Journal:

American Scientist

Year:

1975

Language:

english

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H.M.S. "Beagle," 1820–1870: "She belongs to that much-abused class, the '10-gun brigs'... notwithstanding which, she has proved herself,... in all kinds of weather, an excellent sea boat"—John Lort Stokes (1)

Keith Stewart Thomson

Journal:

American Scientist

Year:

1975

Language:

english

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The Finite Element Method: Fundamentals and Applicationsby Douglas H. Norrie; Gerard de Vries

Review by: S. K. Iskander

Journal:

American Scientist

Year:

1975

Language:

english

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