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were those regarding fl y and mouse genetics and those produced
by the pathologists, who experimented on rodents but aimed
to apply their eventual results to treat radiation exposure of
humans. Rapidly, they found that mice and rats exposed to
more than 900 RAD would die in 5 days, but could be saved
if infused with bone marrow cells from the same species, and
even cross-species, e.g., infusing rat cells into mice. This was an
important result, and ready to be applied in cases of accidental
exposure of workers in the atomic plants (minor accidents,
regrettably, did happen). Voluble Apollo must have helped
the pathologists to a point (as divine protector of the arts, he
wanted to see Hollaender’s collection of modern paintings,
and was walking ...