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The article provides information on the laboratory and lecture systems in the teaching of ecology in the undergraduate curriculums of colleges and universities in the U.S. It states that the position of science reflects two major areas of contribution to human knowledge including its representation as one of the most effective systems of inquiry by man into the nature of the world. It also reflects the developments of science that have provided the practical basis for revolutionary changes in man's physical and economic standards of living. Meanwhile, ecology may be incorporated into the general education curriculums of most universities in the country.

The article outlines the significance of the Panel on the Laboratory in Biology in the U.S. It was formed by the Commission on Undergraduate Education in the Biological Sciences (CUEBS) tasked in clarifying the function of the laboratory in changing biology curriculum. The scheme is vital to biology undergraduates because it sets the standards in the best use of laboratories in undergraduate instruction. It also engages students in the process of active investigation and enhances their learning capabilities by increasing the number of sense modalities being employed and helping them relate verbal abstractions to real objects and events.

The article presents information about stateside services for scientists attached with the U.S. Antarctic Research Program (USARP). The National Science Foundation provides grant support and logistic assistance to scientists on USARP. The services include maintenance of the BioLabs at McMurdo, Hallett and Palmer Station and medical examinations of scientists. Some services are meant to assist the researcher in his analysis of data. The National Science Foundation works as source of information about the existence of antarctic files, records and documents.

The article presents information about the U.S. Antarctic Research Program in biology. In 1790, U.S. vessels joined English sealers in the Falklands and South Georgia. James Eights, a New York naturalist, became the first American to visit Antarctica. National expeditions, however, began toward the close of the 19th century. The U.S. Antarctic Research Program has set up a modern biological laboratory to meet the requirements for biological and medical investigations. The U.S. research vessel ELTANIN is a mobile station for oceanographic research.

The article presents information about the biological facilities provided by the U.S. in Antarctica. There is a biological laboratory at McMurdo Station. The station consists of three prefabricated buildings. The first unit in the complex was built in 1959. That was the first year of biological work of the U.S. Antarctic Research Program (USARP). Two of the buildings are devoted to general research work while the third one is for microbiological research. A wet laboratory with salt-water aquaria has been added to the station.