RF Annual Report - 1935 - The Rockefeller Foundation

THE NATURAL SCIENCES 127
human genetics, and yet it is equally obvious
that genetics, at least for many years to come,
must base its progress upon experimentation
with lower forms of life.
The natural science program recognizes a
special interest in the following fields:
1) Biochemistry and biophysics
2) Biology of sex
3) Embryology (developmental mechanics,
chemical embryology, etc.)
4) General physiology (cellular physiology,
etc.)
5) Genetics (including cytology)
6) Internal secretions (hormones, enzymes,
etc.)
7) Nutrition (vitamins, metabolism, etc.)
8) Radiation effects (photochemistry, x--
rays, ultra-violet light, etc,)
The choice of these fields reflects a confidence
that findings of lasting significance will continue
to result from the application to biological problems
of the quantitative and
analytical techniques
of chemistry, physics, and mathematics.
A major justification for this confidence is the
fact that the topics here listed engage the attention
of a large portion of the livest and most
competent ability in modern experimental biology.
With the exception of a small number of items
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