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...original chromosome formula" in the fertilized ovum which turns into a hermaphroditic baby. The embryo through the sixth to seventh week shows no differentiation into male or female. Thereafter, in the normal course of gestation, the primitive gonad becomes male or female, and the rest of the genital apparatus follows suit. But, in an astonishingly frequent number of gestations, something occurs to interfere with the development of the accessory male or female apparatus. The only thing a doctor can do about the matter is-in embarrassing cases-to operate. Dr. Young, who has tried, finds hormone treatment of little avail...
...order to realize the value of this high voltage apparatus to its fullest extent Dr. J. D. Cobine developed a special, high-voltage cathode-ray oscilloscope for observing the instantaneous values of the electrical potential produced...
...purposes of comparison the widely known photographic apparatus developed at M. I. T., which snaps a drop of water, for instance, in various stages of splashing, attains only 1-600,000 of a second speed...
...practical applications, the apparatus will open new fields of investigation in ballistics formerly unknown. By detecting defects in high speed machinery, by "freezing" practically any action, the new apparatus will show both how and why a machine breaks. Its applications in the automobile industry alone promise wide-renown for Riggs...
Although this device was not described in scientific literature until late in 1934 it has already found numerous applications in industry. One of these is the study of odors in Pullman cars equipped with recirculated conditioned air apparatus. The use of the osmoscope enabled the engineers of the Pullman Company to measure the odors present and so design suitable methods for their removal...