Abstract
THE investigations described in the report of the Strangeways Research Laboratory, Cambridge, for 1936 fall into two main divisions: one is concerned with the growth and development of cells and tissues, or with their organization in the embryo ; the other deals with the action of radiations on the living cell, with the object of analysing their destructive effect so that the different forms can be used to the best advantage in the treatment of cancer. The methods of cell culture have found many applications in the work of biological and medical laboratories. The Strangeways Laboratory continues to attract workers from other centres, who go to Cambridge to obtain instruction and practice in a difficult and still relatively unfamiliar technique. The Trustees point out that the income of the laboratory is chiefly made up of grants from public bodies and corporations and donations from individuals, which cannot be regarded as permanent. The great need is an endowment to provide an income not necessarily large but assured, so that plans may be laid for the future in reasonable security. Additional space is required for the visitors to the laboratory and for the development of the work on experimental embryology, which has now reached a stage when expert assistance from biochemists is urgently needed. The Trustees express the hope that a capital sum sufficient to provide an extension to the present building may be forthcoming, as well as sufficient funds to provide the requisite additional annual income.
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The Strangeways Research Laboratory. Nature 140, 1092 (1937). https://doi.org/10.1038/1401092b0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/1401092b0