PREFACE

Today's Medicine, Tomorrow's Science is a study that grew out of the shared interest of the National Cancer Institute's Program Analysis and Formulation Branch and the authors in examining the ways that categorical or disease-oriented research have contributed to the elucidation of fundamental biological phenomena and processes. For a number of reasons, as we point out in chapter one, little attention has been paid to these paths of inquiry and discovery while, conversely, the flow from basic research to applications in the understanding of disease processes and means of diagnosing, treating, or preventing man's ills has been charted frequently by analysts of science and medicine.

Throughout the course of preparing this volume we have received invaluable help from many sources. The study was made possible by the initiative and support of Dr. Abraham Cantarow, Dr. Robert Love, and Mr. Louis Carrese of the National Cancer Institute.

We extend our thanks to the following persons, who shared their expertise with us by critically reviewing various chapters of the book: Dr. Garland Allen, Dr. Merriley Borrel, Dr. Gerald Edelman, Dr. Virginia Fiske, Dr. Joseph Fruton, Dr. Diana Hall, Dr. Vernon Ingram, Sir Rudolph Peters, and Dr. Frank Putnam. We are especially grateful to Dr. Julius Comroe, who undertook the task of reviewing the entire manuscript for us.

For their aid in preparing various portions and stages of the manuscript, our thanks go to Consuelo Alvarez, Chris Suntala, Ruth McNeeley, and Phyllis Schiarizzi. [END OF PAGE iii]