Medical Genetics 1. molecular disease Toward the end of world war ii Vannevar bush, the head of the u. s Office of scientific research and Development, contacted Pauling Bush was seeking to restructure the way in which scientific research was conducted and funded in the united StatesMedical Genetics 1. molecular disease Toward the end of World War II, Vannevar Bush, the head of the U.S. Office of Scientific Research and Development, contacted Pauling. Bush was seeking to restructure the way in which scientific research was conducted and funded in the United States