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sota the e f f e c t s .-of -radioactive substances on plmt pathogens, and other. ' .. broad conclusions; it .appears that the frequency 'of~..partids teri lit y 18 some interchange frequeni=y in plants act drosbphila. number of chromosomes per ceU. may be partially responsible (8 for Dros0i;- phila, 40 for mice, 48 for en). embryos are being continued. Recent eqidence indicates 5Or, which are i n .the human fluoroscopy range , may have embryological development of certain characteristics. - Results of a,p ilot experiment t o determine feasibility of. the. pqo-' posed large-scale s t u d y of radiation-induced mutation of specific genes became available during the past quarter. from the viewpoint of success of the experiment butidisturbing.from the I viewpoint of the genetic consequences i n mammalian species of utilization of atomic energy on a large scale, indicate t h a t the sensittvity.of genes . i n mice at.least is as high as Is Drosophila and possibly.50 t o 100.times' Results, which are encouragiw .
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,with the -ME, program questionnaires have been distributed to major conduring the past year toard - the treectrnent and -amelioration of the Illness ficiently.qromising t o warrant an intensificaMon of efforts directed useful in treating human casualties. To this end a large-scale therapy * -pro&am on dogs .has been initiated at the University of Rochester Atomic Energy Project. The objective of the program is t o provide within a 1-year period definitive recommendations f o r the treatment of human'atomic casual- . Of Utah Pro*ject t o inspect'the site, and t o discuss Wth interested Dersons from the University, Los Alamos, and the New Ycrk Operations Office the details of the experiment which i s designed t o obtain more 'substantial . data on the biological effects of chronic exposures of animals t o plutW nium, radium; and mesothorium. The project w i l l be under the direction ' . .* ' of Dr. John 2. Bowers, formerly Deputy Director of the Division.of Biology and 'Medicine, .and now Dean of the School of Medicine pf 'the University of U t a h . With the cooperation of various members of the university faculty, Dr. Bowers w i l l conduct one of the most important research'projects sup- . Health physics plans f o r Reactor Testing Station (RTS). Members . ' Because of the unof the Biophysics staff visited the RTS and conferred with the Manager o f ' the Idaho Operations Office and members of his staff. usual situ at hn existing a t the site, where the various units will be opr%ted by four or more different contrectors, the present plans cell for 8 central AEC group t o conduct most o f - the radiati
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the general Xevel.--of radiation' i n ana about the site. ing any fears ' that Idaho citizens and officials bight be inclined. t o :. . ; develop, regarding the safety of the. reactor operations. The. aqil ability cooperated w i t h representatives of' the 'Navy a d of Westinghouse on radia- -,' fib'badge, ad pocket chmxiber service and s i t e survey. Branch provided the engineers with tentative permissible concentrati'ons . .: for radioactive isotopes most l i k e l y 'to be found as contaminants from 6Cch mission has made arrangements to loan instruments and/or radiation sources, a t the request..and upon the approval of the National Security Resources . , . Board, to states or localities for second-level radiological monitoring . " training pur'pos'es, where such instruments can be spared from regular AM= activities. To. date, loans t o Ohio, South Dakota, and Oregon. .have been ' , A t o n i c Attack, " upon request by the Acting Director, Civi1:Defense Office, Nationzl Security Resources Boerd, .was given thorough staff ,,review prior ,'
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Sioners; GenerG Manager,. and Division Directors located 5n.the main :: of this examination for internal rearrangement .of ,several of .';ne offices :building t o as9es.s the k d ne rab ' ility of .e.ach'tob1as.t: damage i n event . ice hela i n Washington on October 6 , 1950, for the. ppose. of .serving '9-.;: a consultant, along with representatives-of other interested Federal The circulation of RA-DGT, starting its fourthiye& of publication 'Xith..the November issue, has climbed t o 621 capies.*h.hh &e distributed Public Health Service, and other Government agencies having related interests requiring radiation instrumentation. .. Plans are under. way f o r the 'production engineering 'development of. scintillation .counter, des'igned by.ORNL,'. which. not only i s one of the most sensitive instruments developed t o date, but is extremely stable and' reliable. The possibility .of using this Instrument t o detect smuggled ' , , . Plans for the Radiation Detection Instruments Branch participation i n Greenhouse h-oject 5 ; l are proceeding on schedule.. .
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Louisiana State University - $3,400 Parasite Relationships of Plant Pathogenic Fungi by Use of Radioisotopes far Tagging Fungus Mycelium" ".Investigations of the Physiology, Genetics,. and Host: Title: "Studies of Biological Nitrogen Fixation with Isotopic . New York University - Bellevue Medical Center - $6,267 "The Influence of Ionizing Radiation on Enzyme Sysfems" University of Chicago - $6,815 Western Reserve University - $8,100 "The Effect of Incorporated Radioactivity on the Biological