LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL Hon. JOHN L. MCCLELLAN, Chairman, Committee on Government Operations, U.S. SENATE, November 16, 1959. MY DEAR MR. CHAIRMAN: For your information, there is submitted a publication entitled, "The National Science Foundation and the Life Sciences." The purpose of this publication is to summarize those phases of the work of this agency which bear upon biomedical research. Particular emphasis is laid on the international aspects of basic research. This emphasis in turn is based upon the mission of this subcommittee. At your direction, it seeks to compile factual data for informed judgment and conclusions on the subjects specified in the resolutions which authorized the present study. This legislation-Senate Resolution 347, 85th Congress, and Senate Resolution 42, 86th Congress provided for a complete study *** of any and all matters pertaining to international health research, rehabilitation and assistance programs * * * and * * * the coordination of programs related to international health. This is the seventh publication in this series. The six earlier prints are listed in the page which follows. Additional publications are in process in our review. PREVIOUS PUBLICATIONS IN THIS SERIES Committee Print No. 1 (S. Rept. 160, 86th Cong.) was entitled "International Medical Research A Compilation of Background Materials" (117 pp.). It set forth highlights of international research contributions in most of the major fields of disease, in addition to fulfilling other background purposes. Committee Print No. 2 was entitled "Statutory Authority for Medical and Other Health-Related Research in the U.S. Government-The Basis for International Cooperation" (66 pp.). It contained the texts of the legal authority for medical research efforts by diverse agencies of the U.S. Government. Committee Print No. 3 (S. Rept. 161, 86th Cong.) was entitled "The Status of World Health-In Outline Text and Chart" (81 pp.). Within it were presented charts on the incidence of certain major diseases throughout the world. Committee Print No. 4 was entitled "The United States and the World Health Organization-Teamwork for Mankind's Well-Being" (145 pp.). It represented a personal report of the Chairman of the Subcommittee on the subject of WHO, based upon his conferences with the organizations' officials and other authorities in Europe and on subsequent review. Committee Print No. 5 (S. Rept. 1009, 86th Cong.) was entitled "Cancer-A Worldwide Menace, Some Facts and Figures on Its Incidence in The United States and Abroad" (40 pp.). It presented text and charts on the patterns of occurrence of malignant neoplasms in different countries of the world. Committee Print No. 6 was entitled "Patterns of Incidence of Certain Diseases Throughout the World-Opportunities for Research Through Epidemiology" (54 pp.). It summarized epidemiological leads on important chronic and degenerative diseases in various nations. These leads, if followed carefully, may provide insight in the chain of discovery and, eventually, the cause and cure of maladies. V |