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Telephone: Area Code 5W. 942-1111. Exl. 6-54W Cable Address: BATNORLAB PACIfIC NORTHWEST LABORATORIES a division of BAT TELL E MEMORIAL INSTITUTE Division of 3iology and Idedicine The visit of the Division's Advisory Committee was stimulating and valuable i n many ways. One of them wasto suggest changes inthe way the Biology Saturday evening, John Wolfe and I had a brief conversation that, hopefully, will lead to improved communications and better understanaing. Frank Hungate and I realized that we neea a recognized authority i n ecology t o lead the ecology group, and w e are doing our best to find one. written John separately in that regard, and I hope t o have his help and support during this difficult time in our eco logic d history. To do this, we shall do our best to maintain a direct and frank line of communication. During the executive session,Dr. Cohen pointed out that some of our work was really molecular bio lom and that we m i @ consider expanding in that field. We are planning t o do this, but at a very gradual rate, as shown on our 189 forms. Ve believe that t ne expansion of basic work should be evolutionary, justified by the value of preceaing work ana its path defined by it. iioFefully, Dr. Xatchett's work with tryptophane will prove t o be a n exanple of such a process. t h e help a n c encouragement we can supply. As you know, ne has a postdoctorate fellow and one of our best teciinologists working for nin. The n'eed to relate these studies to other work atthe molecular level may becoEe increasingly important with tine,ana, sirnila,rly, the need to relate botil of these activities to studies at the tissue, organ,' and intact animal Inthe Ceantice, we are giving him all I n general, I thought that the meeting went very well. recognize, the strategy WIS t o present nate rial -in the formal sessions of which the Advisory Committee was probably unaware, ana then present, during the tours,other activities of which tne Corxnittee probably was h e way that it met tneir eyes. I hope it was at and especially,that we diu not let you and the
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I Finally, it was heartening t o note that the Committee, without question, . ' accepted our need fora new laboratory at the new location. have done i n support of our trying to get a new laboratory i s very deeply appr e c iat ed.