Letter from Francis Crick to Alexander Rich

Letter from Francis Crick to Alexander Rich

Contributor(s):
The Wellcome Library for the History and Understanding of Medicine. Francis Harry Compton Crick Papers
Rich, Alexander
Crick, Francis, 1916-2004
Publication:
Produced: 22 October 1974
Language(s):
English
Format:
Text
Subject(s):
RNA, Transfer
Ethics, Professional
Genre(s):
Archival Materials
Letters (correspondence)
Abstract:
In his letter Crick further clarified his charges that Rich had used details of Aaron Klug's model of transfer RNA without proper acknowledgement. Rich and Klug were in a competitive race first to make crystals of phenylalanine transfer RNA of yeast for X-ray diffraction studies, then to deduce its structure from the X-ray data. In this debate between two of his long-time collaborators, Crick saw himself as arbiter and as guardian of the professional ethics of scientists.
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Extent:
2 pages
NLM Unique ID:
101584582X218 (See in Profiles in Science)
Profiles in Science ID:
SCBBPQ
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101584582X218
Archival Collection:
The Francis Crick Papers (Profiles in Science)