Letter from Francis Crick to James D. Watson
- Contributor(s):
- The Wellcome Library for the History and Understanding of Medicine. Francis Harry Compton Crick Papers Watson, James D., 1928- Crick, Francis, 1916-2004
- Publication:
- Produced: 5 March 1958
- Language(s):
- English
- Format:
- Text
- Subject(s):
- Molecular Biology RNA
- Genre(s):
- Archival Materials Letters (correspondence)
- Abstract:
- In this letter Crick gave an overview of ongoing work in his laboratory, in particular Brenner's phage studies and Crick's own work on soluble RNA--the main component of Crick's predicted adaptor molecules, later to be called transfer RNA--with the visiting Harvard biologist Mahlon Hoagland, work for which the two had been given a room at the Molteno Institute in Cambridge.. Moreover, Crick mentioned "a short sharp course on simple modern genetics" he and Sydney Brenner were giving to the protein chemist Frederick Sanger and his group, a sign of the convergence between biochemistry and genetics that eventually made possible the elucidation of the genetic code. The same was illustrated by the simultaneous visit to Cambridge by the geneticists Seymour Benzer and the biochemist Paul Doty, both from the United States.
- Copyright:
- This item may be under copyright protection; contact the copyright owner for permission before re-use.
- Extent:
- 2 pages
- NLM Unique ID:
- 101584582X111 (See in Profiles in Science)
- Profiles in Science ID:
- SCBBJC
- Permanent Link:
- http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101584582X111
- Archival Collection:
- The Francis Crick Papers (Profiles in Science)