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1. Preservation of Bacterial Cultures on Silica Gel

Publication:: Produced: 1 January 1952
Archival Collection:: The Joshua Lederberg Papers (Profiles in Science)

2. Excerpt from unpublished autobiographical essay of Joshua Lederberg

Publication:: Produced: 1973
Archival Collection:: The Joshua Lederberg Papers (Profiles in Science)

3. Studies of Human Families for Genetic Linkage

Publication:: Produced: 1974
Archival Collection:: The Joshua Lederberg Papers (Profiles in Science)

4. Cancer's Nemesis: Research or Bureaucracy?

Publication:: Produced: 1976
Archival Collection:: The Joshua Lederberg Papers (Profiles in Science)

5. Comment on Shockley's Accusations of 'Lysenkoism' and on his Imputations of Racial Inferiority

Publication:: Produced: August 1969
Archival Collection:: The Joshua Lederberg Papers (Profiles in Science)

6. The Contributions of Hamao Umezawa to Science and Medicine

Publication:: Produced: April 1975
Archival Collection:: The Joshua Lederberg Papers (Profiles in Science)

7. Signal Transduction: A Twenty Year History of G-Proteins

Publication:: Produced: [ca. 1990]
Subject(s):: Adenylyl Cyclases
GTP-Binding Proteins
History of Medicine
History, 20th Century
Hormones
Archival Collection:: The Martin Rodbell Papers (Profiles in Science)

8. Lost in the Twentieth Century

Publication:: Stanford University, Press, 1963
Subject(s):: Politics
Archival Collection:: The Albert Szent-Gyorgyi Papers (Profiles in Science)

9. Looking Back

Publication:: University of Chicago. Press, [Autumn 1971]
Subject(s):: Research Design
Archival Collection:: The Albert Szent-Gyorgyi Papers (Profiles in Science)

10. The Public Health Experiences of Dr. C. Everett Koop

Publication:: Produced: [1981]
Subject(s):: Public Health
International Cooperation
Archival Collection:: The C. Everett Koop Papers (Profiles in Science)

11. The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Philosophical Statement

Publication:: Produced: [ca. 1971]
Subject(s):: Child Welfare
Child Health Services
Hospital Administration
Pediatrics
Hospitals
Archival Collection:: The C. Everett Koop Papers (Profiles in Science)

12. Autobiographical sketch

Publication:: Produced: [Between October 1933 and March 1934]
Archival Collection:: The C. Everett Koop Papers (Profiles in Science)

13. The Family with a Handicapped Newborn Child

Publication:: The American Family Institute, 1982
Subject(s):: Disabled Children
Archival Collection:: The C. Everett Koop Papers (Profiles in Science)

14. Whatever Happened to Katie Beckett?

Publication:: Produced: [Fall 2002]
Subject(s):: Disabled Children
Archival Collection:: The C. Everett Koop Papers (Profiles in Science)

15. It's Up to You!

Publication:: Kiwanis International, March 1983
Subject(s):: Preventive Medicine
Health Promotion
Smoking
Immunization Programs
Archival Collection:: The C. Everett Koop Papers (Profiles in Science)

16. Who I Am

Publication:: Produced: [October 1930]
Archival Collection:: The Henry Swan Papers (Profiles in Science)

17. Goethe as a Scientist

Publication:: Produced: 1909
Archival Collection:: The Michael Heidelberger Papers (Profiles in Science)

18. My Idea of Why I Failed to Win a Nobel Prize

Publication:: Produced: 23 November 1984
Subject(s):: Awards and Prizes
Archival Collection:: The Michael Heidelberger Papers (Profiles in Science)

19. Typed transcript of "MS of Egerton Yorrick Davis, MD, late U.S. Army of Caughnawauga, P.Q."

Publication:: Produced: [1917]
Archival Collection:: The William Osler Papers (Profiles in Science)

20. MS of Egerton Yorrick Davis, MD, late U.S. Army of Caughnawauga, P.Q.

Publication:: Produced: [ca. 1917]
Archival Collection:: The William Osler Papers (Profiles in Science)

21. Oswald T. Avery

Publication:: Produced: [ca. 1947]
Subject(s):: Streptococcus pneumoniae
Bacterial Typing Techniques
Transformation, Bacterial
Archival Collection:: The Oswald T. Avery Collection (Profiles in Science)

22. Avery, MacLeod, and McCarty: Revolutionaries or Puzzle-Solvers?

Publication:: Produced: December 1985
Subject(s):: Transformation, Genetic
Archival Collection:: The Oswald T. Avery Collection (Profiles in Science)

23. Untitled essay about the Lurias' experiment in sharing domestic duties

Publication:: Produced: [ca. 1970s]
Archival Collection:: The Salvador E. Luria Papers (Profiles in Science)

24. Integrity in Research

Publication:: Produced: [1975]
Subject(s):: Ethics
Archival Collection:: The Salvador E. Luria Papers (Profiles in Science)

25. Intellectual Freedom: A Proposed Statement of Principle

Publication:: Produced: [ca. May 1951]
Subject(s):: Ethics
Archival Collection:: The Salvador E. Luria Papers (Profiles in Science)

26. Orthomolecular Methods In Medicine

Publication:: Produced: 12 May 1967
Subject(s):: Genes
Mutation
Archival Collection:: The Linus Pauling Papers (Profiles in Science)

27. Ascorbic Acid and the Common Cold: Analysis of Controlled Studies Shows with Statistical Significance that this Vitamin has Protective Power

Publication:: Produced: July 1971
Subject(s):: Ascorbic Acid
Common Cold
Archival Collection:: The Linus Pauling Papers (Profiles in Science)

28. The United States and the Gorgas Memorial Institute of Tropical and Preventive Medicine and the Gorgas Memorial Laboratory

Publication:: Produced: 21 January 1965
Subject(s):: Tropical Medicine
Financial Support
International Cooperation
Laboratories
Archival Collection:: The Fred L. Soper Papers (Profiles in Science)

29. What I would like to Be (Joshua Lederberg's writing at age 7)

Publication:: Produced: 20 June 1932
Subject(s):: Career Choice
Archival Collection:: The Joshua Lederberg Papers (Profiles in Science)

30. Evaluation of the Interest to Phylogeny of Establishing the Amino-Acid Sequence of Active Sites of Enzymes

Publication:: Produced: 4 July 1963
Archival Collection:: The Joshua Lederberg Papers (Profiles in Science)

31. Draft--New York Times Op-Ed Piece

Publication:: Produced: 1980
Archival Collection:: The Joshua Lederberg Papers (Profiles in Science)

32. The Genetics Program at Stanford University

Publication:: Produced: April 1959
Archival Collection:: The Joshua Lederberg Papers (Profiles in Science)

33. Perspectives on Nazi Racism: American Geneticists and Anthropologists: 1933-1945

Publication:: Produced: 6 March 1975
Archival Collection:: The Joshua Lederberg Papers (Profiles in Science)

34. An Analysis of the History of Infectious Nucleic Acids

Publication:: Produced: 1976
Archival Collection:: The Joshua Lederberg Papers (Profiles in Science)

35. Improving Research and Regulatory Priorities for Low-Level Risks

Publication:: Produced: March 1982
Archival Collection:: The Joshua Lederberg Papers (Profiles in Science)

36. Statement [of Purpose]

Publication:: Produced: April 1979
Archival Collection:: The Joshua Lederberg Papers (Profiles in Science)

37. The Impact of HPP-Style AI Work on Scientific Methodology

Publication:: Produced: 17 July 1977
Archival Collection:: The Joshua Lederberg Papers (Profiles in Science)

38. Barbara McClintock: Statement of Achievements

Publication:: Produced: January 1982
Archival Collection:: The Joshua Lederberg Papers (Profiles in Science)

39. Biography of Barbara McClintock

Publication:: Produced: [ca. 1982]
Archival Collection:: The Joshua Lederberg Papers (Profiles in Science)

40. The Ethics of Access to Health Care: Who Will Get Cared For, How Well, and At Whose Expense?

Publication:: Produced: 1985
Archival Collection:: The Joshua Lederberg Papers (Profiles in Science)

41. Joel E. Cohen's Contributions to the Advancement of Science

Publication:: Produced: 19 December 1979
Archival Collection:: The Joshua Lederberg Papers (Profiles in Science)

42. The PLAUSIBLE Mutation of DNA

Publication:: Produced: October 1978
Archival Collection:: The Joshua Lederberg Papers (Profiles in Science)

43. Lederberg's thoughts about Sargent Shriver

Publication:: Produced: undated
Archival Collection:: The Joshua Lederberg Papers (Profiles in Science)

44. A Brief Description of the Program in Human Biology

Publication:: Produced: undated
Archival Collection:: The Joshua Lederberg Papers (Profiles in Science)

45. Sumex-AIM Resource: Information for Potential Users

Publication:: Produced: 1980
Archival Collection:: The Joshua Lederberg Papers (Profiles in Science)

46. Tracy M. Sonneborn - An Appreciation

Publication:: Produced: 1976
Archival Collection:: The Joshua Lederberg Papers (Profiles in Science)

47. Preface to the 1963 Genetics Citation Index

Publication:: The Institute for Scientific Information, 1963
Archival Collection:: The Joshua Lederberg Papers (Profiles in Science)

48. The Laboratory of Chemotherapy for Parasitic Diseases

Publication:: Produced: [1988?]
Archival Collection:: The Joshua Lederberg Papers (Profiles in Science)

49. Preception and Concealment

Publication:: Produced: 15 September 1977
Archival Collection:: The Joshua Lederberg Papers (Profiles in Science)

50. Some University/Industry Initiatives at Exxon

Publication:: Produced: 24 December 1980
Archival Collection:: The Joshua Lederberg Papers (Profiles in Science)

51. Should Cousins Marry?

Publication:: Produced: 1977
Archival Collection:: The Joshua Lederberg Papers (Profiles in Science)

52. The Role of Medical Auxiliaries in Rural Health Care

Publication:: Produced: January 1976
Archival Collection:: The Joshua Lederberg Papers (Profiles in Science)

53. Statement of views by Colin Pittendrigh

Publication:: Produced: 3 December 1963
Archival Collection:: The Joshua Lederberg Papers (Profiles in Science)

54. Remarks from J. Lederberg Regarding the Long Range Objectives of the Space Program and the Requirements for Larger Vehicles

Publication:: Produced: 17 March 1961
Archival Collection:: The Joshua Lederberg Papers (Profiles in Science)

55. Draft of an essay by Joshua Lederberg for the second edition of "Medicine: Preserving the Passion"

Publication:: Produced: 16 September 1999
Archival Collection:: The Joshua Lederberg Papers (Profiles in Science)

56. The Next Move

Publication:: Produced: 1966
Archival Collection:: The Joshua Lederberg Papers (Profiles in Science)

57. In Support of Research in Deductive Systems

Publication:: Produced: 1975
Archival Collection:: The Joshua Lederberg Papers (Profiles in Science)

58. The Scientific Enterprise

Publication:: Produced: 23 September 1974
Archival Collection:: The Joshua Lederberg Papers (Profiles in Science)

59. The GENET Guest Service on SUMEX

Publication:: Produced: 1 May 1981
Archival Collection:: The Joshua Lederberg Papers (Profiles in Science)

60. NIGMS Genetic Centers: Intention, Prerequisites and Guidelines

Publication:: Produced: August 1973
Archival Collection:: The Joshua Lederberg Papers (Profiles in Science)

61. Biological and Toxin Weapons Control: Background

Publication:: Produced: 1971
Archival Collection:: The Joshua Lederberg Papers (Profiles in Science)

62. Lesson of 9/11. . .Evanescence of Civility

Publication:: Produced: 9 September 2002
Archival Collection:: The Joshua Lederberg Papers (Profiles in Science)

63. Stanley, Wendell Meredith

Publication:: Produced: 1986
Archival Collection:: The Joshua Lederberg Papers (Profiles in Science)

64. A Cautionary Tale

Publication:: Produced: 14 July 1965
Archival Collection:: The Joshua Lederberg Papers (Profiles in Science)

65. Untitled English class paper by Alfred E. Mirsky while attending Harvard

Publication:: Produced: 19 March 1919
Subject(s):: History of Medicine
History, 20th Century
Archival Collection:: The Joshua Lederberg Papers (Profiles in Science)