Dr. Young said that when he began as commissioner in 1984, the agency many times "could not even find where the applications were."

She lives a normal life, Dr. Young said, with the help of a protective husband.

The patient had the most trouble with fear and anger, Dr. Young said.

Dr. Young said these steps could cut approval time for promising drugs by a third to a half.

Dr. Young said he had started applying his approach to human cells.

Dr. Young said the fruit would probably be returned to markets in five to nine days.

Dr. Young, in fact, said that dissent within the board was even louder than the public knew.

Dr. Young was president from 1957 to 1971, when he became chancellor.

All told it had to come up with $2.4 million in savings, Dr. Young said.

Dr. Young would not comment on the reasons for the shift.