Mice
Date Of Production
circa 1962
Abstract
This film documents the activity of two mice in a laboratory.
Description
In the early 1960s, John Nash Ott partnered in medical research with Dr. Samuel L. Gabby of Sherman Hospital in Elgin and Dr. Edward F. Scanlon, head of the Tumor Committee at Evanston Hospital. They conducted experiments on laboratory mice to determine the effect of exposure to various wavelengths of light on physical reactions in the animals' bodies. Ott theorized that healthy pituitary gland hormone production was directly dependent upon the eye receiving the full spectrum of light rays, and if certain wavelengths were blocked from reaching the eye, the body's overall health would suffer. The experiments used mice that were specially bred to be prone to develop malignant tumors. Through independent experiments, Ott Gabby and Scanlon observed that mice exposed to light filtered by ordinary window glass, quartz glass or plastic all developed tumors at varying stages, while mice that were exposed to full spectrum light rays resisted tumor growth.
Run Time
1 min 1 sec
Format
16mm
Extent
36 feet
Color
Color
Sound
Silent
Reel/Tape Number
1/1
Has Been Digitized?
Yes
Element
Reversal Positive Print
Genre
Subject
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Main Credits
Ott, John Nash Jr. (is filmmaker)
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