Science and Technology Review July/August 2010

Blobaum, K M

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

关键词: Diseases;    37 Inorganic, Organic, Physical And Analytical Chemistry;    Simulation;    Pathogenesis;    Vaccines;   

DOI  :  10.2172/984081
RP-ID  :  UCRL-TR-52000-10-7/8
RP-ID  :  W-7405-ENG-48
RP-ID  :  984081

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来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

This issue has the following articles: (1) Deterrence with a Minimum Nuclear Stockpile - Commentary by Bruce T. Goodwin; (2) Enhancing Confidence in the Nation's Nuclear Stockpile - Livermore experts are participating in a national effort aimed at predicting how nuclear weapon materials and systems will likely change over time; (3) Narrowing Uncertainties - For climate modeling and many other fields, understanding uncertainty, or margin of error, is critical; (4) Insight into a Deadly Disease - Laboratory experiments reveal the pathogenesis of tularemia in host cells, bringing scientists closer to developing a vaccine for this debilitating disease. (5) Return to Rongelap - On the Rongelap Atoll, Livermore scientists are working to minimize radiological exposure for natives now living on or wishing to return to the islands.