Renovation of the Cineradiographic Facility in the Museum ofComparative Zoology

该提案要求为比较动物学博物馆的电影放射线摄影仪器的翻新提供支持。电影摄影设备成立于1974年，由美国国家科学基金会提供资金，由哈佛大学提供建造，是一种独特的研究资源，广泛用于每一类脊椎动物代表的生物力学、运动、摄食和呼吸的实验研究。该设备同时提供电影透视图像和永久(16 Mm)胶片记录，速度为50-200帧/秒，急需进行工程检修和部件更换。这一设施的当前和预期的未来使用情况，对生物生物学的未来发展至关重要，取决于设备的升级。

This proposal requests support for renovation of the cineradiographic instrumentation in the Museum of Comparative Zoology. Established in 1974 with funds from the National Science Foundation and with construction provided by Harvard University, the cineradiographic facility is a unique research resource that is extensively used in experimental investigations of biomechanics, locomotion, feeding and respiration in representatives of every vertebrate class. The apparatus, which simultaneously provides cinefluorographic imagery and permanent (16 mm) film records at speed of 50 - 200 frames/second, is in urgent need of engineering overhaul and replacement of parts. Current and anticipated future use of this facility, which is essential to the future development of organismal biology, depends upon upgrading the equipment.