HEREDITY IN MAN

Heredity, Disease, and Man: Genetics in Medicine

conflict among rats, while Kawamura describes in detail his observations on aggressive behavior in free-ranging groups of Japanese monkeys. The aggressive behavior of whales is presented by K. S. Norris. Kaada gives a fine review of the neural basis of defense, attack, and flight. A review of the neurohumors affecting aggression is presented by Rothballer. Delgado describes the aggressive react...

Heredity and the Ascent of Man

This little book is a readable account by a well-known geneticist of the mechanism of heredity. In its 135 pages, he presents a brief review of the laws of heredity with a quite adequate discussion of the gene. He reviews the important literature in this field and discusses the all-important question of how evolution progresses. Consideration is given to gene mutations, to duplication of genes ...

Heredity in Ovarian Cystoma

Heredity in Ichthyosis

A case of advanced ichthyosis was recently admitted into the Windham Hospital. The family history as far as it could be elicited made it apparent that it was a disease of the males in the family transmitted through the females, the latter being immune. The patient's elder brother was suffering from the same disease, while his sisters were all free; his father did not suffer from it, nor his gra...

the tragedy of modern man in arthur millers world

what miller wants is a theatre of heightened consciousness. he speaks of two passions in a man, the passion to "feel" and the passion "know". he belives that we can have more of the latter. he says: drama is akin to the other inventions of man in that it ought to help us know more and not merely to spend our feelings. the writing of the crucible shows us that he is trying to give more heightene...