STAT AT OFF! NL TI@S AATT Wy Qu, U Nie The 134th meeting of the Advisory Committee for Biology and Medicine was held on May 7-8, Washington. 1970, ACBM members Robert D. Moseley, Jr. and Perry R. Stout, at the Battelle-Northwest Laboratory, Richland, in attendance were Drs. Philip P. (Vice-Chairman), William F. and Rosemary Elmo Cohen (Chairman) , Bale, Arie J. Haagen-Smit (Executive Secretary). Dr. Cohen was present for only a portion of the morning session on the 7th since he was recalled to the University of Wisconsin due to campus disturbances there. Dr. Moseley acted as Chairman after Dr. ance were Dr. of Washington, Clement A. Finch, Cohen's departure. Professor, Also in attend- Department of Medicine, University Seattle, who will become a member of the ACBM in July 1970; Dr. John Totter, Director, Division of Biology and Medicine, and several members of his staff (Dr. John S. Kirby-Smith, Dr. C. W. Edington and Mr. John C. Whitnah); and Dr. Robert A. Mrs. Gail Bradshaw, Division of Public Information, Conard, Medical Department, Brookhaven National Laboratory. The meeting on the 7th began with a welcome Manager of the Richland Operations Office. AEC by Mr. Donald G. Williams, The program, organized by Dr. E, L. Alpen, Manager of the Environmental and Life Sciences Division of BNWL, involved reports by the various staff members on the programs of the Departments of Atmospheric Resources, Radiological Sciences, Ecosystems and Biology carried out under AEC sponsorship. Of particular interest to the ACBM were reports on the progress made in new techniques and sensitive instrumentation for use in medical research and health physics Radiological Sciences), Department) chronic 90 thermal stress problems (H. E. (W. L. Templeton, Palmer, Ecosystems Sr toxicity and inhaled plutonium toxicity (J. F. Biology Department) and studies concerning co-carcinogenecity of uranium OFFICIAL USE ONLY Park,