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Idedical School on February 18 on "The Fundamentel Biology of Dr. Shields Warren addressed a group at the Naval on Febrwry 25 Md 26 and contributed a P 4 m on %ancer Research in the Atdc Energy ProgramnDr. Alan Gregg, ChairmSn of the dd Vi SOV Conmiittee for ~ 0 1 0 g yand Wcine, appeared before the General Advisory Carzedttee on F e b m 3 and outlined the breadth of the Coinnittee's functions i n relation to 1-g eeeistance to the Division of Biology and Ue diC in S end the AMc Energy CaPrmission on biological and medical pb lans. Dr. Warren at the same meeting reported on radiation 1 hazards in connection w i t h the radium industrg and the work in atomic energy, supplying interesting comparative statistics in re lzt ion thereto.
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It is planned that the Sirth Sadannual Raporb t o Congress highlight t h e fields of biologg md medicine 98 used in atomic energy. of t h e Division of Biology ond Medicine are being requestd through Office of Naval Research t o provide a summary of their accamplishments i n non-technical terns for a nucleus for this Advisory Committee for Biology .nd Ysdidne The Advisory Cdt tee for Biology and Medicine met in which inclded discussions on the IEc project at t h e mvgc sity of Rochester. t o use funds that may be available for cancer research studies on cancer of the lang. The Cdt tee recommended that it would be desirable The Cdt tee further recornmended that a staff member be appointed to collect inforaotion and t o st* tbe relations to agencies concerned nlth defense of the civLUpn population and the tralning of appropriate personnel t o handle disasters due t o atomic warfare. The following research project8 have been approved by the Division of Biology oad Medicine during the month of of Naval Research renewal)._ (3) University of Minnesota - Dr. George E. Moore -Wethods and In stm ents to Improve Localization of Radioactive Materials in the Body; with Special Rederence t o the Diagnosis of Brain
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(5) Long Island Biological ~ssociation,Cold Springs Gene Urbrtions in Experimental Populations Bxposed Kedical Branch Cancer The Cds don ha8 opprovcbd a progrslp initiated by the Division of Biology ond Medicine to sfihulate cancer research by utilir;inq radioactive isotopes beyond *at waa for free &&Abution t o qualified investigators other It is proposed t o add to the list
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radioactive Isotopes urd i n particular Cobalt bo. annually t o firthor thir progrm. tmed that an sxpenditur. of r)lrso,OOo mill be rmqulred p joint meeting waa h d d In New York on Februa2.g 8 m i t h representatives of the United lringdapp and the Atadc Energy Ccmmisslon in which mzbm pd mlb le axpsures for human8 and pe mls sib le levels of rad lod ve Pletclrirl for uaates, water and pir were diacwsed. The Britiah repreran= tatlvss pointed out that the b&c m a the oaly place thw could look for hmmn and rnimd data for evaluating the maxbm petmisalble radiation levels. try t o lend msiatance to the United gingdom in obtalnlng r c ports from t h e National CQIIIpittoe on Rd(tion Protoetion. It uas .&rwd that the AEC would In the general dircuuaion on waste dlaposrl, the question of the maximum pgndrdble lmel of pPqtclt.ial in use by the United Xin@aan are being ex plod Energy Cdr rion tome if they are appUcable to 8%dw conditions i n the United States. Radiation Cataract Survey A t the bmtaace of the Mrldon of Biolow and Modlcina .the Division of Msdicrl Sdenoeu of the National R o r d Council has initiated and I s directing an imbatigation of the ocular changes related to cyclotron axposure. A Candttoo cataracts azld for research t o the Mrislon of Biology ead Dr. Lawrence Tuttle risited Oak M g e on F’ebrury 9 t o attend a Sendnar on Radiation we Damage.