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Some of these animals would be shielded from verlous com, ornent
rediations, sud all would be afforded blest protection.
Inmecisiely efter
detonation, these enimels would be picked up and rsturned te the bk:se eninal
laboratory for study.
Study would merely consist of frequent observ: tion
to determine the time of death in acute lethal effects, with the .cssitle
preceirvi.ticn of Ue esveasses for
Stetes.
future histologic study in the United
Suviving snimels would be shiped to a laboratory in the United
Stetes et c¢ later dete for longevity study.
If it were decicec to study nemmelien genetic effects, 1t might be
necessary to excose a few more animels, females of the species, pro“gered mouictory to breed exposed females.
This would be te
wting Lensevity stucies on surviving ferales through the
So lSbanca itis. of ckstecrie:l anc post—-pertum fatalities on the datz.
. for breeding anc longevity studiss.
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ft eny rete, Doctors
Den. 1a RK. Cherles (Rochester University) and VV. Russell (Ock Ricge !
Laboretoz,) should be consulted prior to making a final decision <s to the
velue of a genetic etucy on survivors.
If studied, the mem:als shculd be
bred as soon efter exposure 48 possible to determine the percenteze and
tyoes of mutations, end then bred leter to determine recovery, if cmy, with
sulsecuent ve Ureticn of germ cells.
Exposu:c of celecticd corn seod shculd be underteken as a biologicel test
Since this ig iéezl material for work under diffiealt conditions.
Detsils
in this metier should be vorked out wiih Doctors L. F. Rendolzgh (Cormell
University), BE. G. Anderson (California Institute of Technology), and L. J.
Stedler (University of Missouri).
There is considereble data aveilable
from the corm exposures et Bikini.
One of the itexs of interest is e high
srolortion of chlorotic sectored plants grown from Bikini ex-osed seca.
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of ehlerechcl] ecrditio:n eannet be reprod:ced in the g2me .ro“
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