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THIS standard work passes to its sixteenth edition, which is thoroughly revised. Probably earlier editions are in the laboratories of every university and research institute, but there is not as much evidence in respect to their use as might be expected. Indeed, few laboratories can place at the disposal of their research workers the full equipment necessary for the microscopic examination of any animal or plant tissue. Teachers may explain the structure and use of a microscope, but cannot do more, since microscopy is a subject which can only be learnt by extended experience. The sole comparison of animal and plant tissues that have been killed, fixed and stained is out of date, and attention is concentrated first on the living tissues rather than on their artificial pictures; the final result has to be a composite, derived from all available means of observation.
The Microscope
By Prof. S. H. Gage. Sixteenth edition, revised and enlarged by the addition of a Chapter on Micro-Incineration. Pp. viii + 617. (New York: Comstock Publishing Co., Inc., 1936.) 4 dollars.
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Biology. Nature 139, 455 (1937). https://doi.org/10.1038/139455a0
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