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Serving science and society in the new millennium / U.S. Department of Energy, National Research Council.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- United States. Department of Energy--Congresses.
- United States.
- Medicine--Research--United States--Congresses.
- Medicine.
- Biotechnology--Research--United States--Congresses.
- Biotechnology.
- Life sciences--Research--United States--Congresses.
- Life sciences.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (156 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1998.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- A symposium titled "Serving Science and Society into the New Millennium: The Legacy and the Promise" was held at the National Academy of Sciences on May 21-22, 1997. Speakers and panelists discussed the accomplishments and future of DOE's Biological and Environmental Research (BER) program. They also discussed a variety of multidisciplinary research activities, such as developing advanced medical diagnostic tools and treatments for human disease; assessing the health effects of radiation; tracking the regional and global movement of energy-related pollutants, and establishing the first human genome program. At the end of the symposium, 13 scientists who have been associated with the BER program and who have made significant contributions to its advancements and progress were honored. The proceedings volume includes the presentations made at the symposium.
- Contents:
- ""Front Matter""; ""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""Welcome""; ""A Celebration of 50 Years of Health and Environmental Research""; ""The Biological and Environmental Research Program at 50""; ""Keynote Address: Impact of Biotechnology and Environmental Research on Science and Society in the 21st Century""; ""Part I Enabling Research for Science and Technology: Biotechnology""; ""Biotechnology and the Human Genome Project""; ""Part II Biotechnology for a Healthy Citizenry""; ""Biologic Imaging: From Mouse Genome to Human Disease""
- ""Health-Effects Research at the Crossroads: Molecular-Based Tools for Biologic Dosimetry and Individual Susceptibility""""Part III Protecting the Environment""; ""Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide: Contemporary Budget, Historical Context, and Implications for the Future""; ""Restoring the Environment Via Bioremediation and Molecular Sciences: Prospects for Better Understanding and New Science-Based Solutions""; ""Science Policy and Society: Current Challenges, Future Priorities""; ""Part V Biological and Environmental Research Program Recognition Awards""
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 9786612081873
- 9780309184946
- 0309184940
- 9781282081871
- 128208187X
- 9780309525138
- 0309525136
- 9780585149349
- 0585149348
- OCLC:
- 923258378
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