Two more scientific papers will be delivered by Israel scholars tomorrow at the International Conference on the Peaceful Uses of Atomic Energy being conducted by the United Nations at Geneva.
Dr. B. Shapiro and G. Rose will deliver a paper on the application of radioactive substances in the study of adipose tissue metabolism. Both scientists are members of the faculty of the Department of Biochemistry at the Hebrew University-Hadassah Medical School in Jerusalem.
Drs. I. Dostrovsky and Y. Lehrer, the former of the Weizmann. Institute of Science at Rehovoth and the latter representing the Israel Atomic Energy Commission, will read a paper on “The Design of Isotope Separation Plants,” which encompasses a number of highly technical formulae dealing with the basic design for the use of the distillation process.
The Israel team has one more paper to deliver before the conference ends this week On Friday a report will be given on another phase of Israel’s work in atomic energy by Dr. Harry H. Lipkin of the Weizmann Institute of Science and Dr. R. Thieberger of the Israel Atomic Commission.
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