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Collection Of Blueblood Specimens Is World's Largest, Zoologist Says
By CHUCK ZUEGNER
The zoology department has stepped into high society because of the blueblooded specimens collected by Dr. Charles Leone, assistant professor of zoology.
Although he worked on the animals while an undergraduate, Dr. Leone's pet project began two years ago at the request of the Navy department.
"We have the largest collection and biggest variety of bluebloods in the world," Dr. Leone said. "Our collection represents more than 100 different species of marine organisms."
"The Navy is seeking an oxygen center for plasma substitution," Dr. Leone said. "Red cells, which transport oxygen in real blood, disintegrate when exposed to air. Plasma is deficient in that it contains little or no oxygen."
The chief purpose of plasma, he said, is that it prevents shock to wounded servicemen. "We are trying to find some method of putting oxygen in the plasma and keeping it there so that it performs the functions of blood cells." he added
Blueblooded marine invertebrates fall into three classes: crabs; clams, oysters, octopi and squid; and marine worms. Their blood carries oxygen but contains no red cells. The problem is to find out how this is done and to develop an oxygen-carrying plasma.
Dr. Leone takes protein from the invertebrate's sky-blue blood and injects it into a rabbit which develops antibodies. Then he takes a sample of the rabbit's blood and by immuno-chemical analysis, uses it to determine the effect of the preservatives on the marine protein.
Inasmuch as the blood of marine organisms contain only one protein compared to 15 in human blood, the task is simplified, Dr. Leone said,
At the end of the present semester he will probably travel to the Marine laboratory at Friday Harbor, near Seattle, Wash.
Dr. Leone and one of his graduate student assistants spend the summers gathering and bleeding the peculiar marine species. In 1950 he worked at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife laboratory at Woods Hole, Mass, and last summer he was at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife laboratory at Beaufort, N. C.
ZOOLOGIST AT WORK—Dr. Charles A. Leone, assistant professor of zoology, is shown demonstrating how blood is drawn from a king crab used for research and study. On the table are several blue crabs used in the labs. —Kansan photo by Jim Murray.
To catch the underwater animals Dr. Leone searches in the tidal zone
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"Scientists in crime detection are essential," Lee V. Boardman, special agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation for the Kansas City district, told the Bacteriology club Thursday in Snow hall. "No crime is committed without."
Many of the examinations are documentary. The type of paper and the watermark of the paper which is involved in a crime can give significant information.
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"No crime is committed without a clue and it is up to the investigator to find it." "The laboratory will examine the clue to find out if it is of any significance," Boardman said.
There is kept on file a large collection of watermarks and kinds of paper manufactured in the United States and other parts of the world. Also in the laboratory there are
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Four members of the guidance bureau are attending a conference of the Big-Seven counseling centers at the University of Missouri today and Friday.
Those attending the conference are Gordon Collister, director of the bureau; William Cottle and Frank Entwishe, guidance counselors, and Wilbert W. Lewis, psychometrist for the guidance bureau.
Approximately 45 directors and staff members of guidance bureaus in the Big Seven are attending the two-day conference which will discuss problems encountered in guidance work.
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specimens of the type of all different kinds of typewriters.
"It is possible to determine from a small spot on a piece of material if a substance is blood." Mr. Boardman said. "If it is blood it is possible to determine the origin, the type, and sometimes, if the spot is large enough, it can be placed in one of the 17 different blood groups."
Because of imperfections in a typewriter, identical imperfections will appear on the communication. The laboratory will be able to tell by these the make of the typewriter.
or gets them by dredging in the harbor, depending on the habitat of the particular species.
A lot can be learned from hair oil found inside a hat, finger nail scrappings, and in some cases from the soil found on clothing and objects found at the scene of the crime.
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The bloods, which are kept in the cold room in Snow hall at an even 32 degrees Fahrenheit, are also used to train students in marine biological research.
Dr. Leone expects the program to continue for several years. He intends, to complete his collection with specimens of blood from the south-western coast and off the shores of the Gulf of Mexico.
Scholarship Requests Must Be In By April 1
Women desiring scholarships to Miller, Watkins and Sellars halls must file applications in the dean of women's office by Tuesday, April 1. Miss Martha Peterson, acting dean of women said today.
Residence scholarships are awarded on a basis of merit and financial need. Each scholarship is worth about $300 a year saved in living expenses. The women do their own cooking and housework to lower costs of living.
Each hall has facilities for approximately 45 women. Freshmen must maintain a 1.5 grade point average and upperclassmen a 1.6 to live in the scholarship halls.
Sellards hall, now under construction, will be ready for occupancy next fall. Meanwhile, Sellards women are living in apartments in Sunnyside.
Dr. Amiya Chakravarty, visiting professor of humanities, will give the first of a series of six lectures entitled "The East-West Conflict: An Asian Viewpoint" at 7:30 p.m. today in the basement lecture room of the Museum of Art.
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He will speak on "Colonialism, Nationalism and Communism in Asia."
The Union television set will be moved north of its present position and additional seats will be placed in the Union lounge in an attempt to accommodate all students wishing to view the Kansas-K. State game Friday.
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James Burgoyne, director of Student Union activities, said all students were invited to use the Union set Friday. He said the rearrangement and addition of chairs should make it possible to accommodate everyone.
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