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well be that his vigorous and articulate stands are partially responsible for the fact that science and academic scholars remain as free as they are in 1990. The Excitement andFascination ofScience: Reflections by Eminent Scientists. Vol. 3, pts. 1 and 2. Compiled by Joshua Lederberg. Palo Alto, Calif.: Annual Reviews, Inc., 1990. Pp. 2,317. $90.00. Teaching potential scientists has become less humanistic as more information has to be presented in shorter semesters and quarters. Students are infrequently informed about the eminent scientists whose names identify an observation, experiment, or concept. When my students interested in more than accumulating facts ask how these scientists achieve eminence, I refer them to a prefatory chapter in a pertinent volume of the Annual Reviews. In these chapters, senior scientists often use autobiography to present views of the development of their disciplines during long careers and personal involvement. The Annual Reviews previously published two volumes of prefatory chapters. In the third volume, TL· Excitement andFascination ofScience: Reflections by Eminent Scientists, 106 scientists representing 16 disciplines in the biological and physical sciences present their unique backgrounds, experiences, contributions and views of their disciplines. The chapters glow with the excitement of discovery and, after long careers, the scientists are still fascinated with their disciplines. I had the distinct impression that almost all were pleased with their career choices. No lecturer can match the flavor of these autobiographies that illuminate dry textbooks. This collection should be in every college and university library as required reading for undergraduates interested in a scientific, and perhaps academic, career. E. D. Garber Department of Ecology and Evolution, University of Chicago Chicago, Illinois 60637 Genes andEmbryos. Edited by D. M. Glover and B. D. Hames. New York: Oxford University Press, 1989. Pp. 228. $59.00; (paper) $38.00. Two factors have been responsible for the explosive advances in developmental biology, née embryology: (1) rapid progress in the technology of molecular biology and (2) the isolation ofdevelopmental mutants in genetically favored species. Genes and Embryos considers only four species to present the latest advances in developmental biology. Two species with numerous developmental mutations are a nematode (Caenorhabditis elegans) and a fly (Drosophila mefanogasUr ). One has only a few such mutations, a mammal (the mouse). Technical advantages are responsible for the attention given to an amphibian (Xenopus laevis). Two chapters are devoted to the fly, the genetically most sophisticated species, Perspectives in Biology and Medicine, 34, 2 - Winter 1991 \ 305 and one chapter to each of the other species. Each chapter has a lengthy list of appropriate and current references. Clear diagrams and photographs illustrate the straightforward text. The authors seem to be aware that the volume will be read by advanced undergraduate and graduate students to keep abreast of the latest advances in a "hot" field of biology. Note the interesting error (typo?) on page 166. I will recommend Genes and Embryos as collateral reading for my own classes in genetics and to colleagues not likely to become professional developmental biologists. E. D. Garber Department of Ecology and Evolution University of Chicago Chicago, Illinois 60637 TITLES THAT MAY INTEREST YOU As a service to our readers whose specific interests span the full spectrum of the fields of biology and medicine, we are providing the titles of and relevant information about some of the books sent to us by the publishers that will not receive full review treatment. Whenever possible we will add a short description of each book. AIDS and the Health Care System. Edited by Lawrence O. Gostin. New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Press, 1990. Pp. 299. $35.00; (paper) $12.95. This comprehensive and timely review of the healdi care aspects of the AIDS epidemic comprises 19 papers grouped into eight parts, namely, policies and priorities planning for the 1990s; prevention, treatment, care, and dignity; patients ' rights and public health: confidentiality, duty to warn, and discrimination; die threat to health care workers: assessment and response; professional responsibility ; balancing hope and risk: regulation of biomedical research; the price: financing, reimbursement systems, and the financial effect on providers; and the international perspective. Alzheimer's Disease: Treatment and Long-Term Management. Edited by Jeffrey L. Cummings and Bruce L. Miller. New York...

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