6 PRINCIPLES OF REGENERATION 



1969 

 by R. J. Goss Academic Press 



296 pp., 128 figs., 2 tbs. New York - London 



SBN 12 293050 9 

 Price: $ 11.50 



Contents: 1. Introduction; 2. The mermaid's wineglass; 3. Stentor: morphogenetic magician; 

 4. Turnover in hydroids; 5. Flatworms and the regeneration blastema; 6. Segmental addition 

 in annelids; 7. Molting, metamorphosis and regeneration in arthropods; 8. Regeneration in 

 fishes; 9. The amphibian limb; 10. Heads and tails; 11. Horns and antlers; 12. Unsolved 

 problems of regeneration 



This is a delightful book. Although primarily designed as a text-book for 

 the use of students, it will appeal to many mature workers, if only for its 

 captivating, imaginative style and unity of conception. 



The author's approach is selective rather than exhaustive, but the exam- 

 ples of regeneration he adduces to illustrate basic principles are treated both 

 in breadth and in depth, with equal attention being given to morphology, 

 physiology, biochemistry, and evolutionary and functional aspects. Moreover, 

 the subject is placed in historical perspective wherever possible. Of particular 

 interest to the general biologist is the last chapter, which places the whole 

 subject in a broad biological perspective. 



No literature references are given in the text, but each chapter has its own 

 very good selective bibliography. The lay-out of the book is superb and the 

 type delightfully clear. The beautiful illustrations by Louise Russell and many 

 carefully selected photographs add much to the high quality of the whole. 

 A combined author and subject index concludes the book. 



7 PAPERS ON REGULATION OF GENE ACTIVITY DURING 



DEVELOPMENT 



1970 



Editor: W. F. Loomis, Jr. Harper & Row 



451 pp., 232 figs., 108 tbs., 15 pis. New York 



(paper-bound) Price: $ 6.75; DM 27.50 



Contents: I. Endogenous control of enzyme synthesis in eukaryotic micro-organisms (6 

 papers); II. Differential synthesis of proteins in developing organs (13); III. Chromosomal 

 differentiation (6); IV. Control of enzyme content in liver cells (12); V. Hemopoesis (12) 



This "book of readings" consists of facsimile reprints of 49 recent articles 

 grouped into five sections as shown above. The order of the papers in each 

 section is logical rather than chronological. Each section is preceded by a 

 brief but authoritative editorial introduction placing the papers in their proper 

 perspective. Each introduction has a brief list of related readings. 



All but two of the papers are from 1961 or later. About half of them are 

 from 1967 and '68, and two from 1969. Many papers are from American 

 journals, and among these four loom very large, supplying about two thirds 

 of all papers (Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci., J. Biol. Chem., J. Molec. Biol., and 

 Science). Naturally, several authors appear more than once. The first paper 

 of the first section is the influential discussion of teleonomic mechanisms by 

 Monod and Jacob (Cold Spring Harbor Symp., 1961 ). 



The reproduction of the articles with their illustrations is very good. The 

 book has no indexes. 



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