Dr. Bruce N. Ames

Professor of Biochemistry, University of California, Berkeley, The University of California at Berkeley

Bruce N. Ames is Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and Director of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences Center at the University of California, Berkeley and Senior Research Scientist at Children's Hospital in Oakland.  He is a member of the National Academy of Sciences and is the author of 450 scientific publications.  Internationally known as the developer of the "Ames test" for determining potential carcinogens, Dr. Ames has recently focused his research on the relationship between diet and carcinogens.

From the National Academy of Sciences Website:

Between 1996 and 2001, Dorian Devins interviewed prominent scientists on her radio show, ?The Green Room.? The program originally aired on WFMU and WXDH in the New York City metropolitan area.

?The Green Room? ? Dr. Bruce Ames

This interview was conducted by Dorian Devins with Dr. Bruce Ames, Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the University of California, Berkeley and Senior Scientist at Children?s Hospital Oakland Research Institute (CHORI). Originally broadcast in 2001. Listen to the interview (Requires RealOne Player, free software) Track 1 (19:49) Track 2 (19:19)

Select Works

• "The Causes and Prevention of Cancer: Do Federal Regulations Help?," Dr. Bruce N. Ames, March 28, 2002
• "Paracelsus to Parascience - The Environmental Cancer Distraction," Dr. Bruce N. Ames and Lois Swirsky Gold, September 7, 1999