Hayashi, T. (Ed.), 1959. "Subcellular Particles," The Ronald Press, New 

 York, N.Y., 11 papers, 213 pp. 



This volume contains a series of reviews coordinating structure of cell 

 organelles with biochemical and physiological function. Included are dis- 

 cussions of changes in the endoplasmic reticulum and mitochondria, the 

 nature and function of the Golgi complex, the detection and function of 

 lysosomes, and a review of the biochemical properties of the isolated 

 nucleus. The reviews dealing with photosynthetic phosphorylation, inter- 

 mediate reactions in protein synthesis, and polynucleotide synthesis in 

 nucleolus and chromosomes, are timely also and well worth a careful read- 

 ing by the student. 



Hollaender, A. (Ed.), 1954. "High Energy Radiation," Vol. 1 of "Radiation 

 Biology" (Part 1, pp. 1-626; Part 2, pp. 627-1265), McGraw-Hill Book 

 Co., New York, N.Y., 1266 pp. 



This volume of a two-volume work is of special interest to the cytologist 

 concerned with cellular effects of ionizing radiation. The first six papers 

 are concerned with the properties and general effects of ionizing radiation 

 itself, and provide the nonphysicist with an excellent introduction to the 

 physics involved. Papers 9 and 10 take up the subject of radiation-induced 

 changes in chromosomes in animals and plants, and Paper 1 1 is concerned 

 with the general effects of radiation on cells. Other papers discuss genetic 

 effects, pathological changes and cancer induction. The references offer 

 good coverage of pre- 1954 literature. 



Hughes, A., 1952. "The Mitotic Cycle," Academic Press, New York, N.Y., 

 232 pp. 



This monograph on cellular replication combines rather well the pertinent 

 morphological and physiological literature. There is also a fairly extensive 

 section on chemical and physical modification of mitosis. 



Hughes, A., 1959. "A History of Cytology," Abelard-Schuman, London, 

 158 pp. 



This brief history of the development of the science of cytology is recom- 

 mended reading for any biologist, if only to combat what appears to be 

 an innate tendency to consider any finding or idea over 25 years old to be 

 primitive if not downright wrong. The early history is handled in a much 

 better way than the more recent, presumably because of a normal tendency 

 to assume less objective viewpoints as one approaches one's own times. 



Lea, D. E., 1955. "Actions of Radiations on Living Cells," Cambridge Uni- 

 versity Press, Cambridge, 416 pp. 



This book is an extensive, and sometimes rather mathematical, discussion 

 of methods of measuring the effects of radiation on cells in general and 

 on chromosomes in particular. Much of the argument depends on the 

 validity of the target theory, which the author accepts without much 

 question. 



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