Word: decoursey
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Could there be immunization against radiation? Science should investigate the possibility said Colonel Elbert Decoursey, Army pathologist who studied atomic 'bomb victims at Hiroshima and Nagasaki. He did not suggest exposing people to tiny atomic bombs as a way of building up resistance, but he did cite research with animals: rats that have been dehydrated (the amount of water in their bodies reduced) survived longer than other rats .when exposed to radiation; animals whose metabolism was slowed down before exposure also did better. Thousands of lives could be saved, Colonel Decoursey said hopefully (while the other doctors looked politely...