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The article reports on the research paper "To the Taxonomist and Ecologist Whose Fight Is the Preservation of Nature" on taxonomist's and ecologist's role in the protection of environment, presented at a symposium on Systematics and Natural Areas of the 13th Annual Symposium of the Missouri Botanical Garden on Systematic Biology at Rebstock Hall Auditorium in Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, on October 15, 1966. The paper discussed a platform based on the understanding of human evolution and it's meaning to conservation and talked about the fundamental reasons for nature preservation. It also talked about the social responsibility of systematic biology.

Discusses news and events concerning biologists and the biological sciences. 'And Then the Rains Came,' a documentary about Kenya's endangered animals; Richard C. Adelman who was elected the president of the Gerontological Society of America; Grant awarded to the Missouri Botanical Garden; Harvey Price who announced he would leave his position as director of the Industrial Biotechnology Association. INSET: Natural history on the air.

Presents a number of ideas and scientific definitions as reported by 9-12-year-olds in class discussions, essays or examination papers at the Ballwin Elementary School in Ballwin, Missouri. Living body; Gastral and other tracts; Metabolism and energy; Audition and vision; Skeletal design and locomotion; Heart; Respiratory ailments and their prevention; Neuroscience trends; Concepts of genetics; Basic microbiology.

In Their Own Words chronicles the stories of scientists who have made great contributions to their fields. These short histories provide our readers a way to learn from and share their experiences. Each month, we will publish in the pages of BioScience and on our podcast, BioScience Talks (http://bioscienceaibs.libsyn.com), the results of these conversations. This history is with Peter Raven, president emeritus of the Missouri Botanical Garden, in St. Louis, Missouri, in the United States. He is also a past president of AIBS. Note: Both the text and audio versions have been edited for clarity and length. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Presents news briefs relating to biologists and biological research. Awarding of the 1988 World Food Prize, sponsored by General Foods Fund, to Robert F. Chandler, Jr., the founder of the International Rice Research Institute; Presentation of the Moet Hennessy-Louis Vuitton Prize to Stanley N. Cohen of Stanford University School of Medicine and Herbert W. Boyer of the University of California for their experiments in cloning and development of recombinant DNA techniques; Reception of the 1987 Robert Allerton Award for Excellence in Tropical Botany by Peter H. Raven, director of the Missouri Botanical Garden; Appointment of new members to the National Research Council's Board on Agriculture, including Theodore L. Hullar, Timothy M. Hammonds, Paul W. Johnson, and Robert L. Thompson.

The article presents several developments related to the field of bioscience. T. Franklin Williams has been named director of the National Institute on Aging. Rita R. Colwell, a microbiologist at the University of Maryland's College Park campus, has been appointed vice president for academic affairs of the university's five-campus system. The Agricultural History Society, University of Missouri-Columbia, and Soil Conservation Service are offering a symposium on the history of soil and water conservation at Columbia, Missouri from May 24-26, 1984.

Information about several topics discussed at the First International Symposium on the Ecology of the Intestinal Flora in a Changing Environment held on March 30-31, 1970 at the University of Missouri, Columbia is presented. Topics include the influence of environmental factors like diet, antibiotics and prolonged isolation on the microbial flora. It also include the topic on the human normal and abnormal gastrointestinal flora.