PROTECTION OF ANIMALS

Animals set for protection by German constitution

The fourth attempt to enshrine the protection of animals in the German constitution looks likely to succeed as one of a number of recent moves in Europe changing the outlook for research. Paragraph 20a of the German constitution imposes on the state the duty to protect the natural resources and the environment. Before the end of May, this paragraph is likely to grow by three words in length, an...

Radiological protection of patients

The Concept and Use of Reference Animals and Plants for the purposes of Environmental Protection

The Fixation and Protection of Viruses by the Cells of Susceptible Animals

Methods were developed for a study of the relations existing between viruses and living cells. It was found that vaccinia and the virus causing the infectious fibroma of rabbits (Shope) rapidly become fixed upon tissue cells freed as individuals and submitted to virus in suspension. This happens whether the cells are alive or have been killed with heat or ultraviolet light. The virus does not c...

Protection of Adrenalectomized Animals against Bacterial Intoxication by an Extract of the Adrenal Cortex

1. The resistance of adrenal-deficient rats to bacterial intoxication has been significantly increased by an extract of the adrenal cortex. 2. This is shown both for acute intoxication with killed Bacillus typhosus and for chronic intoxication with killed Staphylococcus aureus. 3. During the height of the bacterial intoxication relatively large amounts of the cortical hormone are apparently req...