Biology and Man Conceptions Redefined by Biologists
A sober overview of how advances in microbiology redefine conception death ethics and policy. Dr. Jacob Bronowski of the Salk Institute warns of public risk while the Council for Biology in Human Affairs maps responsible use. The piece surveys legal moral and social consequences from organ transplants cloning and population control.
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Jacob Bronowski
Salk Institute
la Jolla
Calif
Council For Biology In Human Affairs
Doctors use freon gas to fight cervical cancer in trial
In Dallas, Dr. Thomas R. Lingley reports cryosurgery using freon to freeze abnormal cervical cells. Of 35 women under 30 with mild dysplasia treated at Parkland Memorial Hospital, 32 showed clearance after one session and five with advanced pelvic malignancies experienced tumor shrinkage or relief of symptoms. The procedure is quick, with few side effects and is conducted in the gynecology clinic.
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Dallas
University of Texas Southwestern Medical School
Thomas R. Lingley
Parkland Memorial Hospital
Tech gets study grant for early weaning hogs at Tech
Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo funds a 10700 grant to Texas Tech University for research on early weaning of pigs at one day old. Professors Lennon and Tribble outline benefits including better feed use and lower disease transmission, while noting challenges in nutrition and housing and the need for cost efficient methods.
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Lubbock
Houston Livestock Show
Texas Tech University
Animal Science
A. M. Lennon
L. F. Tribble
Lennon
Center Starts Rural Labor Markets Study at UT Austin
A one year study of rural labor markets in the South begins at the University of Texas Center for the Study of Human Resources funded by a 160000 dollar grant from the U S Office of Economic Opportunity. Prof Ray Marshall leads the project with a team including Dr Daniel Price Dr Vernon Briggs and Dr Niles Hansen.
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Marshall
Daniel O. Price
Vernon Briggs
Niles Hansen
Couple donates 214 acre tract to Texas Conservation Foundation
The Erwins deeded a 214 acre Collin County site near McKinney to the Texas Conservation Foundation for potential future state park use. James Cross notes the area is not essential now but could develop within ten years. Foundation chairman Glenn Biggs cites the 1969 act creating the conservation foundation to perform this service.
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Foundation
Glenn Biggs
The
Conservation Foundation
Texas
Betty Canary on living now over nostalgia and history
The piece weights contemporary life against past eras, arguing that the present offers richer culture and opportunity. It notes 1950s nostalgia, landmark achievements like Bannister's mile and space flight, and contrasts beatniks with later movements. The author ends favoring a modern, vibrant culture over retrospectives.
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