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...experiments with animals led McMahon and Greene to apply their methods to eyes. Dr. Torsten N. Wiesel, professor of Neurobiology, and Dr. Elio Raviola, professor of Anatomy at the Medical School, did experiments in which they forced monkeys to read, and found that they quickly developed myopia. Dr. J. Wallman at New York University discovered that chickens, when forced with blinders to look straight ahead instead of sideways as they normally do, also become near-sighted. These results indicate that myopia can be induced. Further, because the animals' eyes degenerated at similar rates, which can be computed mathematically, McMahon...
...years I have been an ardent reader and fan of yours, but still feel compelled to write: shame on TIME for describing Joshua Wallman as an "owlish" youngster...
Must the male ring dove bow when he coos while courting? And who cares? The answer to the first question is a qualified no. And one who cares is Joshua Wallman. the 17-year-old son of a Manhattan real estate man, whose interest in ring doves last week won him the top Westinghouse Science Scholarship, which is worth $7,500 in money and a great deal more in prestige...
...owlish youngster, Josh Wallman has always been fond of birds. A lifelong owner of canaries and parakeets, he started going to the Natural Science Center of Manhattan's American Museum of Natural History at about eleven, soon became an unpaid, unofficial "helper" there. During his sophomore year at the Bronx High School of Science, he studied the waterproofing of birds' feathers, earned a regional award from the Future Scientists of America Foundation. Winning the eye of Dr. Daniel S. Lehrman of the Rutgers University Institute of Animal Behavior, Josh was taken on during summer vacations as a laboratory...
...importance of it all? Says Junior Scientist Wallman: "The results are interesting in terms of elucidation of ritualized behavior patterns...