ENCYCLOPEDIA OF BIOLOGY

By V. MARAO

CONTENTS ENTRIES A–Z FEATURE ESSAYS: “BLOOD IDENTIFICATION THROUGH THE AGES” “HUMAN CYTOGENETICS: HISTORICAL OVERVIEW AND LATEST DEVELOPMENTS” “THE KARNER BLUE—NEW YORK’S ENDANGERED BUTTERFLY” “INSECTS AND MAN—AN EXOTIC DILEMMA” “SCIENCE AND THE SPIRITUAL FACTOR” “SILK DEGREES: A TALE OF MOTHS AND PEOPLE, PART ONE” “SASSAFRAS AND ITS LEPIDOPTERAN COHORTS, OR BIGGER AND BETTER CATERPILLARS THROUGH CHEMISTRY” “SILK DEGREES: A TALE OF MOTHS AND PEOPLE, PART TWO” “EGYPTIAN MUMMIES: BRIEF HISTORY AND RADIOLOGICAL STUDIES”