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ANTIDOTE TO
EFFECTS OF
A - BOMB
r London, August 6.-Britain has gained
a world lead in the search for an antidote
to the deadly after-effects of atomic explo-
sions, the "Sunday Chronicle"' says:
The paper says that Cam-
bridge scientists found that
rnimals fed citrus juices
survived exposure to gamma
rays. Others fed on dif-
ferent diets died instantly.
One scientist said: "The
results staggered us. It is
too earl/ to say that we
have the whole answer to
the problem, but there is
no doubt that we are on to
something important.
It is suggested that some
kind of dietetic immunisa-
tion, while providing no
protection from atomic
blast, could lessen or elim-
inate the effects of radio-
active dust
American scientists work-
ing on similar antidotes
have found that harmful
sñer-effects might be ward-
ed off by injection or some
substance, but so far they
have not isolated the sub-
stance.
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