The author, a physicist, chemist, and geologist, describes the new frontiers of scientific research. (Editor/RK)

Presents an essay review of three recent books on eugenics, a once popular quasiscientific and politically conservative social movement devoted to the improvement of humankind through programs of selective breeding and marriage restriction. States that educators must study and come to grips with the meaning of this movement in order to appreciate…

A study compared intelligence scores of three groups of Israeli deaf children--23 with deaf parents/deaf siblings and manual communication (DpDs), 76 with hearing parents/deaf siblings, and 144 with hearing parents and siblings. The DpDs children were superior to other deaf children and comparable to hearing children on most intelligence measures.…

The goals of this review are to: (1) provide a set of concepts to aid in the understanding of complex processes which occur during central nervous system (CNS) development; (2) illustrate how they contribute to our knowlege of adult brain anatomy; and (3) delineate how modifications of normal developmental processes may affect the structure and…

Discusses how genetic data on present human population relationships and data from the Pleistocene fossil hominid record are being used to compare two contrasting models for the origin of modern humans. (TW)

A review of current literature suggests that many cases of autism may well have both environmental and genetic etiologies and that more than one genetic locus is likely. Some evidence suggests that some genetic abnormality of language or sociability is inherited which then interacts with other factors to produce autism. (DB)

"Stoppage rules" (responses of parents to the question of having more children when a child has been born seriously handicapped) are discussed. The paper shows that application of stoppage rules to a recent study of 46 families shows that the segregation ratio was underestimated in the original report. (Author/DB)

Focuses upon self-preservation, as it pervades the general patterns of behavior of all organisms, over the totality of biological evolution. Asserts that self-preservation has definable limitations that can be modeled mathematically. Suggests natural selection does not invariably favor tendencies toward self-preservation. Argues that reproduction…

Investigated a persistent error among introductory college biology and genetics students, namely, that amino acids are produced by genetic translation (protein synthesis). Contributors to this misconception were revealed through multiple-choice items and interviews. Implications for education are discussed with specific steps suggested to correct…

Neurological changes of Alzheimer's disease have been consistently documented in individuals with Down syndrome 35 years of age or older suggesting a genetic relationship between the conditions. The paper discusses the diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease, its progressive behavioral impact on persons with Down syndrome, and implications for services…

Reports a study of the lateral preferences and left minus right hand movement time of 129 pupils attending a dyslexia clinic for remedial teaching, and the incidences of left handedness and developmental language problems in relatives. (RH)

Describes the ideas proposed by James Mark Baldwin which anticipated much of Jean Piaget's work. The goals, genetic approach, and epistemological assumptions underlying Piaget's inquiry into cognitive development found explicit statement in Baldwin's work. Discusses Baldwin's current importance for psychology. (Author/CB)

Annotates six books dealing with careers in wildlife work, genetics, pets without homes, cacti, oaks, and catnip. (FL)

Even though we live in an age of advancing technology and changing structure of science, especially in genetics engineering, there appears to be a great lack of understanding of these basic concepts by society in general. Society carries responsibilities to both living and non-living things; this lack of understanding may result in combined…