Letter from Oswald T. Avery to Roy Avery (partial transcription)

Letter from Oswald T. Avery to Roy Avery (partial transcription)

Contributor(s):
Tennessee State Library and Archives. Oswald T. Avery Papers
Avery, Oswald Theodore, 1877-1955
Avery, Roy C. (Roy Crowdy), 1885-1971
Publication:
Produced: [13, 26 May 1943]
Language(s):
English
Format:
Text
Subject(s):
Transformation, Genetic
DNA
Genre(s):
Archival Materials
Letters (correspondence)
Transcripts
Abstract:
In this partial transcript of a rather lengthy letter to his brother, Oswald Avery explains that his retirement plans have been placed on hold due to the war and the recent developments of his research on pneumococcal transformation. This excerpt includes the second part of the original letter in which Avery provided a rather thorough introduction to the history of research on the transforming principle and describes the results of experiments conducted by Avery, MacLeod, and McCarty and the role of DNA as carrier of genetic information.
Copyright:
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Extent:
2 pages
NLM Unique ID:
101584575X38 (See in Profiles in Science)
Profiles in Science ID:
CCAABV
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101584575X38
Archival Collection:
The Oswald T. Avery Collection (Profiles in Science)