Results of this pilot study indicate a genotypic cause for the etiology of specific learning disabilities and suggest there is a need for large scale screening and genetic counseling programs. (GO)

The behaviors of narcotics-addicted and nonaddicted newborns in the first 2 days of life were assessed and compared. (JMB)

This training manual provides information needed to meet the minimum EPA standards for certification as a commercial applicator of pesticides in the demonstration and research pest control category. The text discusses pesticide-organism interactions such as penetration, transport, accumulation, and biological magnification. Integrating pesticides…

The goals of the Caltech Population Program are to increase understanding of the interrelationships between population growth and socioeconomic and cultural patterns throughout the world and to communicate this understanding. This series of occasional papers is one step in the process of communicating research results. The papers deal primarily…

Designed for use in biology classes at the senior high school level, this informational booklet can serve as a resource in an interdisciplinary drug abuse education program. Its purpose is to assist the teacher who wishes to supplement the regular program with instruction in the effects of drugs on body systems by providing materials to be used at…

Concern over chemical and radioactive particulate matter in industry and over rapidly increasing air pollution has stimulated research both on the properties of airborne particles and methods for assessing them and on their biological effects following inhalation. The Third Rochester International Conference on Environmental Toxicity was,…

Discusses a publication entitled "Sociobiology" which contends that man's behavior is genetically determined, and the controversy surrounding this book. (MLH)

Examined the longitudinal influences of such factors as somatype, biological risk, social risk, sex, race, family problems, home environment, and parental occupations on the vocabulary scores of five-year-olds on the Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence (WPPSI). (JMB)

Theories of biological and evolutionary determinism, recently revived as sociobiology, suffer from several difficulties, each of which involves some use of unproven assumptions and omissions of unwelcome data in theory construction. Male investigators tend to view animal behavior in the light and language of their own experiences, values, and…

Summarizes arguments on both sides of the nature nurture controversy and relates the arguments to the new discipline of sociobiology. Concludes that both camps avoid consideration of postulation and reflexivity, which are described as central human capacities. For journal availability, see SO 505 653. (Author/DB)

Examines the assumptions about infant development that underlie infant intervention programs. Focuses on four popular ideas: that environment is the sole determinant of development; that development is linear and continuous; that early experiences carry more weight than later experiences; and that providing a more "stimulating"…

Factors influencing birth defects include maternal age (teenagers and women over 32 are at risk), genetics, drug use, diet habits, and environmental hazards. The physical, social, and economic costs of birth defects are extreme. Prevention must involve efforts to change some of these factors. (Author/CS)

The purpose of this paper is to clarify some of the conceptual issues involved in discussions of psychology and education which rely on the assumption that biological factors serve as a basis or are responsible for human intelligence. (Author/ND)

In planning urban recreational development, the developers must provide recreational opportunities that blend people with nature. (SK)