IS THE CHINESE HEREDITY INFERIOR?

Heredity of the Rh Factor.

The blood was obtained from the finger and collected in small test tubes, using as an anticoagulant one drop of 3.8 percent dihydnc sodium citrate for every ten drops of blood. Two percent suspensions of the red cell sediments in saline solution were prepared, and the A , B groups and M , N types were determined. The tests for these agglutinogens were carried out on Boerner well slides, one dro...

The New Theory of Heredity

views, revolutionary though they are, except by the biologists. If this theory is true, it is the most important contribution to biology and evolution since the publication of Darwin's Origin of Species. Till this view is thoroughly grasped, it is mere waste of time to speculate how far disease is capable of being transmitted from parent to offspring. The problem of heredity is one which has hi...

Hologynic Heredity.

Sex-linked characters in man are well known; they are all pathological characters, so far as known; they are transmitted according to the same laws as the sex-linked characters in the little fruit-fly (Drosophila) and explained in the same manner by means of the sex chromosome. I propose the name “diagynic heredity” for this kind of heredity, as the sex-linked character is transmitted from male...

Is the inferior vena cava really superior?

H s w c c Estimation of volume status is a critical component in the care of patients with heart failure. Such assessments are used on a routine basis to guide therapeutic decision making, including adjustment of diuretics, whether to initiate or uptitrate betaadrenergic blockers, and whether to hospitalize a patient. Traditionally, the cornerstone of volume assessment has been the history and ...

Inferior turbinectomy: what is the best technique?