Index* 
Adaptability, 194 
Adolescent rebellion, 333 
Adoption, 284 
Ageing, see also Lifespan 
cellular aspects, 222-225 
due to mutagenesis, 223 
effect of radiation, 220 
in animals, 237 
machine analogy, 232 
prevention of, 221 
réle of endocrine glands, 231 
réle of nervous system, 222 
somatic mutation, 223 
theory of, 231 
Aggression, 330-332 
Agriculture, animal/man relation- 
ship, 60 
in relation to population, 23, 57 
Jand available for, 34, 70 
research in, 71 
Algae, as food, 31 
Aluminium, adverse effects of, 78 
Amino acids, bodily needs of, 67, 68, 
72 
Ampére, André, 154 
Amnesia, 310 
Animals, aggression in, 331-332 
Antibiotics, 197, 215, 216 
sensitization to, by food additives, 
52 
Anti-metabolites, in cancer, 210 
Antiprogestins, 88 
Architecture, 148, 151, 172 
Aristotle, 188, 34.4 
Art, 19, 358, 369 
Artificial insemination, 351, 352 
legal problems, 276 
moral view of, 260, 293 
use in genetics, 258-261 
Authority, 318 
Automation, 164, 171 


Bacillus calfactor, 203 
Bacteria, and man, 197, 201 
drug-resistant, 199-201, 234 
ecology with man, 197, 201 
extraterrestrial, 203-205 
free animals, 204 
Barbiturate addiction, 308 
Beethoven, Ludwig van, 342 
Behaviour, aggressive, 330, 331 
control of, 299-314, 332-334, 
376 
for human welfare, 303 
methods, 304 
objectives of, 304. 
pharmacological agents, 306— 
309 
effect of brain surgery, 309-310 
moulding of beliefs, 305 
réle of feedback, 301-302 
role of free will, 302, 327 
social, 334 
Bennett, M. K., 23 
Bergerac, Cyrano de, 204 
Beri-beri, 47 
Bernard, Claude, 245 
Biochemistry, growth of, 189 
Biological future of man, 263-273 
Biology, application of wave 
mechanics to, 195 
education in, 257, 282, 284, 360, 
367 
molecular, 195, 263-264, 274 
relation to mental science, 266, 
267 
teaching of, 282 
Birth control, see Contraception 
Births, sex-ratio of, 91, 92, 117 
Bloody-mindedness, 335 
Body build, effect of diet, 44 
Body weight, effect of Enovid, 84 
Boerhaave, Kaau von, 221 
* Index compiled by Mr. William Hill. 
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