Chromosome Genetics by H. Rees; R. N. JonesReview by: Richard B. ImberskiTransactions of the American Microscopical Society, Vol. 98, No. 2 (Apr., 1979), pp. 300-301Published by: Wiley on behalf of American Microscopical SocietyStable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/3226050 .

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transform principle. He skillfully avoids excessive mathematical theory and utilizes a highly visual approach complemented with an informally written, almost conversational-styled text.

The subject matter deals with the basic physics of imagery, an examination of radiation, scattering, and diffraction, principles of the direct and indirect recombination processes, image perturbations, and an applications and re- sults section, including optical and electron microscopy, radar, optical and radio telescopes, and holography. A final, brief "application" section consid- ers medical imaging techniques, including X-rays, ultrasonics, and infared rays.

Images will be of general informational interest to biologists and physicists utilizing imagery systems and, in particular, it should serve as an appropriate text for optics and imagery courses at the undergraduate level.-GLENN K. WALKER, Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti.

Three Dimensional Reconstruction in Biology, by W. A. Gaunt and P. N. Gaunt. University Park Press, Baltimore, 1978, 174 pp., illus., $29.50.

This is the second edition of Microreconstruction. The first six chapters from the original book-serial reconstruction, orientation, making reference marks, serial techniques, graphical reconstruction, and solid reconstruction- are revised slightly. New material includes serial section cinematography, stereophotography for reconstruction, holographic microscopy, and stereolo- gy. The last-mentioned is only briefly summarized. The new material more than doubles the size of the book.

Most of the problems of making models of biological cells and tissues are discussed with stress on the avoidance of error and the use of computers. Unfortunately, none of the problems of distortion from fixation and sectioning is discussed, only those of actual model making. The short chapters on mea- suring with holograms open new possibilities for analyzing third-dimension relationships; and stereological methods can both add and verify area-volume estimates. No mention is made of using multiple-beam interference fringe contours for solid model preparation. There is an extensive bibliography (fill- ing 17 pages), followed by an index. This book and these methods should be discussed in advanced biology, even if models are not made in the depart- ment.-O. W. RICHARDS, Pacific University, Forest Grove, Oregon.

III. Genetics and Cell and Molecular Biology

Chromosome Genetics, by H. Rees and R. N. Jones. University Park Press, Baltimore, Maryland, 1977, 151 pp., illus., $12.95.

This book is the third of a series entitled Genetics-Principles and Per- spectives, and, like its companion volumes, is intended as a specialized text for advanced undergraduate and graduate students. Containing eight chap- ters, it begins with a consideration of the physical basis of heredity, then proceeds to fine structure and organization of chromosomes, meiosis and re- combination, quantitative variation in genetic material, qualitative change, regulation of recombination, and recombination at mitosis; there is a very short concluding chapter on the implications of chromosome structure and

transform principle. He skillfully avoids excessive mathematical theory and utilizes a highly visual approach complemented with an informally written, almost conversational-styled text.

The subject matter deals with the basic physics of imagery, an examination of radiation, scattering, and diffraction, principles of the direct and indirect recombination processes, image perturbations, and an applications and re- sults section, including optical and electron microscopy, radar, optical and radio telescopes, and holography. A final, brief "application" section consid- ers medical imaging techniques, including X-rays, ultrasonics, and infared rays.

Images will be of general informational interest to biologists and physicists utilizing imagery systems and, in particular, it should serve as an appropriate text for optics and imagery courses at the undergraduate level.-GLENN K. WALKER, Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti.

Three Dimensional Reconstruction in Biology, by W. A. Gaunt and P. N. Gaunt. University Park Press, Baltimore, 1978, 174 pp., illus., $29.50.

This is the second edition of Microreconstruction. The first six chapters from the original book-serial reconstruction, orientation, making reference marks, serial techniques, graphical reconstruction, and solid reconstruction- are revised slightly. New material includes serial section cinematography, stereophotography for reconstruction, holographic microscopy, and stereolo- gy. The last-mentioned is only briefly summarized. The new material more than doubles the size of the book.

Most of the problems of making models of biological cells and tissues are discussed with stress on the avoidance of error and the use of computers. Unfortunately, none of the problems of distortion from fixation and sectioning is discussed, only those of actual model making. The short chapters on mea- suring with holograms open new possibilities for analyzing third-dimension relationships; and stereological methods can both add and verify area-volume estimates. No mention is made of using multiple-beam interference fringe contours for solid model preparation. There is an extensive bibliography (fill- ing 17 pages), followed by an index. This book and these methods should be discussed in advanced biology, even if models are not made in the depart- ment.-O. W. RICHARDS, Pacific University, Forest Grove, Oregon.

III. Genetics and Cell and Molecular Biology

Chromosome Genetics, by H. Rees and R. N. Jones. University Park Press, Baltimore, Maryland, 1977, 151 pp., illus., $12.95.

This book is the third of a series entitled Genetics-Principles and Per- spectives, and, like its companion volumes, is intended as a specialized text for advanced undergraduate and graduate students. Containing eight chap- ters, it begins with a consideration of the physical basis of heredity, then proceeds to fine structure and organization of chromosomes, meiosis and re- combination, quantitative variation in genetic material, qualitative change, regulation of recombination, and recombination at mitosis; there is a very short concluding chapter on the implications of chromosome structure and

transform principle. He skillfully avoids excessive mathematical theory and utilizes a highly visual approach complemented with an informally written, almost conversational-styled text.

The subject matter deals with the basic physics of imagery, an examination of radiation, scattering, and diffraction, principles of the direct and indirect recombination processes, image perturbations, and an applications and re- sults section, including optical and electron microscopy, radar, optical and radio telescopes, and holography. A final, brief "application" section consid- ers medical imaging techniques, including X-rays, ultrasonics, and infared rays.

Images will be of general informational interest to biologists and physicists utilizing imagery systems and, in particular, it should serve as an appropriate text for optics and imagery courses at the undergraduate level.-GLENN K. WALKER, Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti.

Three Dimensional Reconstruction in Biology, by W. A. Gaunt and P. N. Gaunt. University Park Press, Baltimore, 1978, 174 pp., illus., $29.50.

This is the second edition of Microreconstruction. The first six chapters from the original book-serial reconstruction, orientation, making reference marks, serial techniques, graphical reconstruction, and solid reconstruction- are revised slightly. New material includes serial section cinematography, stereophotography for reconstruction, holographic microscopy, and stereolo- gy. The last-mentioned is only briefly summarized. The new material more than doubles the size of the book.

Most of the problems of making models of biological cells and tissues are discussed with stress on the avoidance of error and the use of computers. Unfortunately, none of the problems of distortion from fixation and sectioning is discussed, only those of actual model making. The short chapters on mea- suring with holograms open new possibilities for analyzing third-dimension relationships; and stereological methods can both add and verify area-volume estimates. No mention is made of using multiple-beam interference fringe contours for solid model preparation. There is an extensive bibliography (fill- ing 17 pages), followed by an index. This book and these methods should be discussed in advanced biology, even if models are not made in the depart- ment.-O. W. RICHARDS, Pacific University, Forest Grove, Oregon.

III. Genetics and Cell and Molecular Biology

Chromosome Genetics, by H. Rees and R. N. Jones. University Park Press, Baltimore, Maryland, 1977, 151 pp., illus., $12.95.

This book is the third of a series entitled Genetics-Principles and Per- spectives, and, like its companion volumes, is intended as a specialized text for advanced undergraduate and graduate students. Containing eight chap- ters, it begins with a consideration of the physical basis of heredity, then proceeds to fine structure and organization of chromosomes, meiosis and re- combination, quantitative variation in genetic material, qualitative change, regulation of recombination, and recombination at mitosis; there is a very short concluding chapter on the implications of chromosome structure and

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BOOK REVIEWS 301 BOOK REVIEWS 301

organization to evolution, gene transmission, and gene expression. The main theme of the book is concerned with eukaryotic chromosomes as vehicles of genetic information, rather than as functioning organelles in gene expression.

Although the coverage of topics is often brief and selective, the book, as a whole, covers a broad range of information within the context of the main theme. The more modern material such as DNA content, repeated sequences of DNA, and interspersion of repetitive and unique sequences of DNA is treated along with the purely cytological observations of chromosome sys- tems. The illustrations-especially the many line drawings-are most useful, as are the several tables and graphs which succinctly summarize pertinent information. There are references to the original literature throughout the text, and the bibliography is quite extensive for such a slim volume.-RICH- ARD B. IMBERSKI, University of Maryland, College Park.

Cell Surface Reviews, Vol. 1, The Cell Surface in Animal Embryogenesis and Development; Vol. 4, The Synthesis, Assembly and Turnover of Cell Surface Components, edited by George Poste and Garth L. Nicolson. Elsevier/North- Holland, Amsterdam and New York, Vol. 1, 1976, 766 pp., illus., $95.75; Vol. 4, 1977, 833 pp., illus., $85.25.

The volumes in this series present up-to-date surveys of recent advances in the biology of cell surfaces and interacting membranes. These rigorous and extensive papers are written by well-known investigators in the field, and are meant for researchers and graduate students. In contrast to other review series where papers may be heterogeneous within a very broad field, the editors of Cell Surface Reviews have collected papers with a common theme within each volume of the series.

Volume 1 is of special interest to developmental biologists, for it presents, uniquely in a single source, ideas concerning the role of cell surfaces in the regulation of developmental systems. Recently, it has become apparent that any understanding of cellular interactions during embryogenesis will require insight into cell-surface changes. This collection is especially useful for con- sidering the role of interacting membranes in embryonic induction, in the initiation of development at fertilization, in the mechanism of cell movements within a developing organism, and in the cellular interactions during the differentiation of certain specific systems of organogenesis (e.g., limb and heart development).

Volume 4 presents a comprehensive review of the metabolism of cell sur- face components, concentrating on the organization and biosynthesis of mem- brane components, their assembly into mature membrane, and aspects of these events in the special cases of membrane in cell division, in phagocy- tosis, and in the structure of the myelin sheath. The review covers both eu- karyotes and prokaryotes, and thus will have broad appeal, especially as a companion to Volume 1. Volume 4 will serve to explain the basic cell. surface biology which underlies the phenomena considered in the earlier volume.

These volumes are well produced and well edited. While they may be intended for and most useful to the individual investigator, the price of close to $100 for each volume is well beyond the budget of the graduate student and the researcher, which will make them less attractive than hoped for.-N. K. LOVE, University of Maryland, College Park.

organization to evolution, gene transmission, and gene expression. The main theme of the book is concerned with eukaryotic chromosomes as vehicles of genetic information, rather than as functioning organelles in gene expression.

Although the coverage of topics is often brief and selective, the book, as a whole, covers a broad range of information within the context of the main theme. The more modern material such as DNA content, repeated sequences of DNA, and interspersion of repetitive and unique sequences of DNA is treated along with the purely cytological observations of chromosome sys- tems. The illustrations-especially the many line drawings-are most useful, as are the several tables and graphs which succinctly summarize pertinent information. There are references to the original literature throughout the text, and the bibliography is quite extensive for such a slim volume.-RICH- ARD B. IMBERSKI, University of Maryland, College Park.

Cell Surface Reviews, Vol. 1, The Cell Surface in Animal Embryogenesis and Development; Vol. 4, The Synthesis, Assembly and Turnover of Cell Surface Components, edited by George Poste and Garth L. Nicolson. Elsevier/North- Holland, Amsterdam and New York, Vol. 1, 1976, 766 pp., illus., $95.75; Vol. 4, 1977, 833 pp., illus., $85.25.

The volumes in this series present up-to-date surveys of recent advances in the biology of cell surfaces and interacting membranes. These rigorous and extensive papers are written by well-known investigators in the field, and are meant for researchers and graduate students. In contrast to other review series where papers may be heterogeneous within a very broad field, the editors of Cell Surface Reviews have collected papers with a common theme within each volume of the series.

Volume 1 is of special interest to developmental biologists, for it presents, uniquely in a single source, ideas concerning the role of cell surfaces in the regulation of developmental systems. Recently, it has become apparent that any understanding of cellular interactions during embryogenesis will require insight into cell-surface changes. This collection is especially useful for con- sidering the role of interacting membranes in embryonic induction, in the initiation of development at fertilization, in the mechanism of cell movements within a developing organism, and in the cellular interactions during the differentiation of certain specific systems of organogenesis (e.g., limb and heart development).

Volume 4 presents a comprehensive review of the metabolism of cell sur- face components, concentrating on the organization and biosynthesis of mem- brane components, their assembly into mature membrane, and aspects of these events in the special cases of membrane in cell division, in phagocy- tosis, and in the structure of the myelin sheath. The review covers both eu- karyotes and prokaryotes, and thus will have broad appeal, especially as a companion to Volume 1. Volume 4 will serve to explain the basic cell. surface biology which underlies the phenomena considered in the earlier volume.

These volumes are well produced and well edited. While they may be intended for and most useful to the individual investigator, the price of close to $100 for each volume is well beyond the budget of the graduate student and the researcher, which will make them less attractive than hoped for.-N. K. LOVE, University of Maryland, College Park.

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