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PROF. J. E. HARRIS, who succeeds Prof. C. M. Yonge in the chair of zoology at Bristol, has for some years been a University demonstrator in zoology at Cambridge. He is well known for his versatile contributions to experimental zoology, among which perhaps the most noteworthy is his analysis of the functions of the paired and unpaired fins of fishes. He has, however, also made highly original contributions to the physical properties of living cells, which may be expected to lead to results of widespread significance. Most of Prof. Harris's work has been carried out in Great Britain, but prior to the War he spent two years in the United States as a Commonwealth Fellow. For the past three years he has been in charge of a research unit under the Iron and Steel Institute. Prof. Harris may be expected to exploit to the full the admirable facilities which the University of Bristol has provided, in recent years, for the study of experimental zoology. The appointment of a man of Prof. Harris's wide interests and experience may be regarded not only as a source of satisfaction to the University of Bristol, but also as a good augury for the post-war development of zoology in Great Britain.
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Chair of Zoology at Bristol. Nature 154, 423–424 (1944). https://doi.org/10.1038/154423c0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/154423c0