Show discovery pay alay lead to victory over cancer the growth of the human infant the chick in the egg bacteria and the toad can nil all be represented by the same mathematical equation dr norman C wetzel associate lie professor of pediatrics at western reserve University Medical school told the national academy of sciences proper interpretation of this mathematical ema equation of growth doctor wetzel said eventually might mi lit lead to conquest of cancer since cancer was a growth problem a situation in which body cells grew without restraint the equation which Is what nhat mathematicians call a second degree differential represents the relation between heat production and growth lie be added four factors lie he found were involved in growth one encourages growth a second retards regards or inhibits growth the third Is the net external work of growth lie he calls the fourth the of inertia growth in cancer doctor wetzel said it was evident that the factor which retarded growth was not operating ile he urged that medical science embark on a study of the influence of various hormones vitamins and the like with a view to fitting them into their proper places la in the equation of growth david dietz scrip scrapps ps noward science 1 altor lidl tor in the cleveland plain dealer |