The Biological Basis of Individuality

Abstract

The origin and scope of this book are perhaps best indicated by the following paragraphs from the preface: "The starting point of this analysis was a series of investigations on the transplantation of normal and tumour tissues which the author and his collaborators have carried out in the course of about forty-eight years, some of which, especially those dealing with inbred strains of mice, have not yet been published. To make possible a unified account and interpretation of the various aspects of individuality, it was necessary for one person to undertake this work, rather than to edit a collective book written by specialists in the different sciences which contribute the data needed for this purpose. The method thus chosen suffers from the difficulty that a single author may not be able to treat with equal competence the problems involved; but it is believed that the unified presentation of these fields may, to a certain extent, compensate for such a deficiency.

The Biological Basis of Individuality

By Prof. Leo Loeb. Pp. xiii + 711. (Springfield, Ill., and Baltimore, Md.: Charles C. Thomas; London: Baillière, Tindall and Cox, 1945.) 10.50 dollars.