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RATS, RADIATION, AND HISTORY. Bikini-bound 

 rats were transported on the APA 67 "Burleson," 

 which left San Francisco very late (June) so that 

 the animals might be in the best possible condition 

 when the tests occurred. The animals transported 

 to Bikini consisted exclusively of pigs, goats, rats, 



mice, and guinea pigs. Pigs were chosen because 

 their skin and hair are fairly comparable to man's; 

 goats because their weight roughly equals man's, 

 and their bodily fluids are ample for analysis. Four 

 goats were chosen because of their psychoneurotic 

 tendencies. 



