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Research Projects Approved' During September, 1949 Dauben and Robert 3. Williams - Itsynthesis of Carbon 1 4 - Labeled' Diethylstilbesterol and a Study of its h!etabollsm inthe Body - duction of Mutant Strains of Euglenoid Flagellates and Their Use in.' Russell - llComparison of Effects of *X-rays, Neutrons, and Mustard Compounds on . t h e Growth and Development of Corn Seedlings" - $5,865 -,' Advisory Committee f o r Biology and IJedicine Biology and Uediche w a s held on Friday and Saturday, September 9 The seventeenth meeting of the .Advisory Cdt tee for, The Deputy Director of the Division of Biology and Medicine reviewed his recent trip to Japan'wherein he surveyed the activi- . ties of the Atomic Bomb Casualty Commission at Hiroshima, Kure, and including organization studies i n hematoloZy, genetics, serology, ' .: parasitology, laboratory facilities, construction, housing facili- . ties, etc. Inasmuch as l a r g e sums of money are being expended from Federal funds for this program; it was felt ' that periodic re-- appraisals are essential. The Fellowship Program was considered in light of the' recent . Congressional hearings and the rider that was placed i n the AEC Appropriation Act. hs a result of the discussions the Committee was unanimous i n voicing its opinion that the Fellowship Program should be continued despite the conditions imposed
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k statement which reflects the views of the Committee regarding the program and the recommendations of the Director of t h e Division of Biology'and Kedicine thereon, has been forwarded tothe General Manager for his consideration. Effects of Radiation The Division of' Biology and Uedicine, together with an ad hoc panel consist hg of Dr. Austin hl.'Brues, Director of the Chairman, Department o f Radiology, School of Uedicine, University biology, Columbia University; Dr. J.' 3. Gmen, Professor of. Genetics, Iowa State College; Dr. L; D. Marine lli, Associate Director, Health Physics Division, Argonne National Laboratory; a d Dr. Stafford L. Warren, Dean, School of Xedicine, University of California at Los- kngeles, met i n Washington on September 14 and developed plans for increasing its investigation of the We-.' time effects of radiations. S t e p s have bee3 taken t o initiate work _ .with laboratory: animals such as %ce, rats, and dogs. cipated that information obtained from these investigations on animals can be extrapolated to, humans. Inter nation d Conference on Radiation Toierances Under the tech ical cooperation program a confer held at Chalk River, Ontario, on September 29 T d 30 between represent at ives of the United States, the United Kingdom, and'canada for the purpose of establishing agreement assto permissible exposure t o external radiation and t o internal .radioactive emitters. The conferees attained agreement on tolerances for radium, reached on a formula for relating the amount of radioactive waste material which may be disseminated ina giveh area with the populaDivision of Biolo ~ yand Medicine, acted as Chaiman. Progress in Civil Defense.Plannihg Agreement was also Dr.Shields Tiarren, representing the The paper previously prepared on the hazard of occ Yashington Buil'ding of, A3C has been broadened and rewrit the title "The City of Kashington and an Atomic Bomb Att material is -being assembled' for a staff paper which will relate the. position of the AXC in the civil defense program, list past accmplishments, and outline t h e papers t o be published by th in furtherance of its obligation to'make information av Ll other governmental aq enc ies and tothe public. , .
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Idaho Cperations Cffice The Assistant Chief, Xedical Branch, visited the Idaho Operations Office to evaluate the existing f z c ili ties for medical care and to evaluate the - re quir ment s for medical services to be rendered by the AXS toits employees on site. A full report has been made to the Director of the Division which included recanmendations that no action need be taken by the A S with respect to off - site medical care as local medical fac ili - ties are more than adequate for this purpose. American Cancer Society h representative of the Tjivision of Biology and Xedicine attended a meeting i n New York City on September 22 that was called Cancer Research, of organizations interested in cancer.