• Front Matter R1-R10

• Contents R11-R20

• Major Conclusions and Recommendations 1-31

• Chapter 1: Frontiers of Biology 32-35

• The Language of Life 36-51

• The Life and Times of a Cell 52-70

• Development of an Organism 71-79

• Form and Function 80-91

• The Nervous System 92-108

• Behavior 109-114

• Ecology 115-121

• The Origin of Life 122-125

• Heredity and Evolution 126-132

• The Diversity of Life 133-141

• Chapter 2: Biology in the Service of Man- Biological Research and Medical Practice 142-176

• On Feeding Man 177-187

• Man and His Environment 188-194

• Renewable Resources 195-209

• Industrial Technology 210-219

• Chapter 3: The World of Biological Research 220-222

• Where Life Scientists Work 223-228

• Mobility of Life Scientists 229-229

• Previous Education of Working Life Scientists 230-238

• Postdoctoral Training 239-244

• Educational Limitations 245-245

• With What Materials Do Life Scientists Work? 245-247

• With What Species Do Life Scientists Work? 248-251

• What Facilities and Tools Do Life Scientists Use? 252-256

• The Research Group 257-260

• What Do Life Scientists Do? 261-263

• Financial Support of Research in the Life Sciences 264-274

• Research Institutes 275-275

• Natural History Museums 275-275

• Biological Disciplines 276-277

• Chapter 4: The Academic Endeavor in the Life Sciences 278-278

• Academic Departments 279-305

• Medical Schools as Research and Educational Enterprises 306-313

• Agricultural Schools as Research and Educational Enterprises 314-315

• Financing Academic Research in Life Sciences 316-331

• Chapter 5: Requirements for the Future of the Academic Endeavor in the Life Sciences 332-332

• Individual Scientists 333-339

• Department Chairmen 340-350

• National Considerations 351-356

• Chapter 6: Education in Biology 357-359

• Elementary and Secondary Education 360-363

• University Education 364-384

• Chapter 7: Digital Computers in the Life Sciences 385-385

• General Facts about Computer Usage 385-387

• The State of Computer Application in the Life Sciences 388-401

• Conclusions and Recommedations 402-404

• Chapter 8: Communication in the Life Sciences 405-406

• Special Problems in Handling Biological Information 407-407

• Users of Biological Information 408-408

• Informal Information Transfer 408-410

• Primary Publication 411-418

• Review Articles and Data Compliation 419-422

• Secondary Information Services 423-423

• Specialized Information Center 424-424

• Libraries 425-425

• Looking Forward 426-426

• Chapter 9: Biology and the Future of Man- The Nature of Man 427-427

• The Great Hazards 428-451

• The Opportunities 452-470

• Methodology: Survey of Individual Life Scientists 471-499

• Methodology: Survey of Academic Life Science Departments 500-519

• Panels and Contributors 520-526

" University Education ." The Life Sciences Recent Progress and Application to Human Affairs The World of Biological Research Requirements for the Future . Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 1970 .

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