6 FEBRUARY 1959, Page 7

PUBLISHERS' CIRCULARS are notoriously enthu- siastic, but I think Jonathan

Cape overdid it with a hand-out on a new book about atomic radiation. It began : 'The recent setting-up of a Tissue Bank in this country (a scheme supported by the Medical Research Council) for victims of atomic radiation is a step forward in a new and fascinat- ing field of medical research.' . .