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k0 The Socet Pyooc iS (l-r) Gordon Stott, CatherineGoddard,Rosemary Thresher, Bill Colledge, Emily Scott, DinaMufti and Fiona Bowdrey John Brown (l-r)Janet Richmond and Eve Sharp Sir Andrew Huxley The Physiology Department Paintingon department stairway Photographyby Martin Rosenberg Welcome to Cambridge - Roger Thomas .............................................................................................. 1 Society News The Education and Information Sub-Committee - Clive Orchard ................................................................. 4 The Benevolent Fund - GraceMurray............................................................................................................ 5 Committee News - ChristinaDocchar................................................................................................ 6 Special Interest Group Forum .............................................................................................................. 8 Heart and Cardiac Muscle, Microvascular and Endothelial Physiology, Molecular Physiology, Muscle Contraction, Neuroendocrinology, Sensory Functions, Smooth Muscle, Somatosensory Physiology - Stephen O'Neill, Giovanni E. 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