as atomic energy and radiation
swept like a storm into the republics of
learning. Boron, it was learned somewhere
along the line, absorbs atomic
particles. The time came when scientists
learned how to control neutrons involved
in fission to create nuclear reactors. Boron
rods are still absolutely necessary in
physics as well as human health maintenance.
In the first instance, rate of fission
is controlled by the depth of boron rods
in the reactor; in the second, by the presence
or absence of boron in the human
metabolic function.