本书是《生命科学的进程》中的第三册,精选了《自然》杂志1971年至1977年期间发表的重要生命科学论文近百余篇。在这期间,奥尔特曼和史密斯的发现提示了RNA可能具有催化活性,巴尔的摩等发现RNA引物分子可以用于启动从mRNA开始的基因生产,约翰森等发现了重要的古人类化石——“露西”,米尔斯坦和克勒发现了制备单克隆抗体的原理,萨克曼和内尔报道了能够记录细胞膜单个离子通道电流的膜片钳技术,桑格等抢先发售实现DNA基因组的接近测序等。
1971
"Self-recognition" in Colonial Marine Forms and Flowering Plants in Relation to the Evolution of Immunity
群体海洋生物和开花植物中的“自我识别”与免疫进化的关系
Sex Pheromone Mimics of the American Cockroach
美洲蜚蠊的性外激素类似物
Monosodium Glutamate Induces Convulsive Disorders in Rats
谷氨酸-钠诱发大鼠痉挛性障碍
New Hominid Skull from Bed Ⅰ, Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania
在坦桑尼亚奥杜威峡谷第Ⅰ层中新发现的原始人类头骨
Non-random X Chromosome Expression in Female Mules and Hinnies
母马骡和母驴骡的X染色体非随机表达
Non-random Late Replication of X Chromosomes in Mules and Hinnies
马骡和驴骡中X染色体的非随机复制延迟
Evidence for Selective Differences between Cells with an Active Horse X Chromosome and Cells with an Active Donkey X Chromosome in the Female Mule
母马骡中含马活性X染色体的细胞和含驴活性X染色体的细胞之间选择差异的证据
Bomb 14C in the Human Population
进入人体的核弹14C
Lithium in Psychiatry
锂在精神病学中的应用
Formation of New Connexions in Adult Rat Brains after Partial Deafferentation
部分传入神经阻滞后成年大鼠脑内新联系的形成
Change in Methylation of 16S Ribosomal RNA Associated with Mutation to Kasugamycin Resistance in Escherichia coli
大肠杆菌中春日霉素抗性突变与16S核糖体RNA的甲基化变化相关
Problems of Artifi Fertilization
关干人工受精的几个难题
Tyrosine tRNA Precursor Molecule Polynucleotide Sequence
酪氨酸转运RNA前体分子的多聚核苷酸序列
Poly A Sequences at the 3' Termini of Rabbit Globin mRNAs
兔球蛋白信使RNA 3’末端的多聚腺苷酸序列
On the Mechanism of Action of lac Repressor
关于乳糖操纵子阻遏物的作用机理
Functional Organization of Genetic Material as a Product of Molecular Evolution
功能性遗传物质是分子进化过程中的产物
Covalently Linked RNA-DNA Molecule as Initial Product of RNA Tumour Virus DNA Polymerase
RNA肿瘤病毒DNA聚合酶的初产物是通过共价键连接的RNA-DNA分子
Titration of Oral Nicotine Intake with Smoking Behaviour in Monkeys
口服尼古丁的摄入量与猴子的吸烟行为
Redistribution and Pinocytosis of Lymphocyte Surface Immunoglobulin Molecules Induced by Anti-Immunoglobulin Antibody
抗免疫球蛋白抗体诱导的淋巴细胞表面免疫球蛋白分子的重分布和胞饮现象
Immunoglobulin E (Reagin) and Allergy
免疫球蛋白E(反应素)与讨敏反应
Egg Transfer in Domestic Animals
家畜卵移植
In vitro Culture of Rabbit Ova from the Single Cell to the Blastocyst Stage
兔卵子从单细胞到囊胚阶段的体外培养
Proposed Mechanism of Force Generation in Striated Muscle
横纹肌产生力量的建议机制
Molecular Evolution in the Descent of Man
人类起源过程中的分子进化
1972
Logarithmic Relationship of DDE Residues to Eggshell Thinning
DDE残留量对数与蛋壳薄化的关系
Disagreements on Why Brown Pelican Eggs Are Thin
在褐鹈鹕蛋蛋壳薄化原因上的不同意见
Use of "Whole Egg Residues" in Pesticide/Eggshell Studies
关于在杀虫剂/蛋壳研究中使用“全蛋残留数据”
DDE in Eggs and Embryos of Brown Pelicans
褐鹈鹕蛋和胚胎中的DDE
Problems Still with Scrapie Agent
关于瘙痒症病原体的待解决问题
Rapid Diagnosis of Scrapie in the Mouse
快速诊断小鼠瘙痒症
Scrapie Agent and Neurones
瘙痒症病原体与神经元
Calcium lons and Muscle Contraction
钙离子与肌肉收缩
Transmission of Kuru from Man to Rhesus Monkey (Macaca mulatta) 8 1/2Years after Inoculation
接种8 1/2年后库鲁病从人传染到恒河猴(猕猴)
Inhibition of Prostaglandin Synthetase in Brain Explains the Antipyretic Activity of Paracetamol (4-Acetamidophenol)
对大脑前列腺素合成酶的抑制可以解释扑热息痛(4-乙酰氨基酚)的退热作用
A Possible Role for Histone in the Synthesis of DNA
组蛋白在DNA合成中的可能角色
Biochemical Evidence for the Bidirectional Replication of DNA in Escherichia coli
大肠杆菌DNA双向复制的生物化学证据
1973
DNA Replication Sites within Nuclei of Mammalian Cells
哺乳动物细胞核内的DNA复制位点
In vitro Fertilization of Rat Eggs
大鼠卵细胞的体外受精
Do Honey Bees Have a Language?
蜜蜂有语言