Bacteriophage: An Essay on Virus Reproduction

Bacteriophage: An Essay on Virus Reproduction

Contributor(s):
Science
Luria, S. E. (Salvador Edward), 1912-1991
Publication:
American Association for the Advancement of Science, 12 May 1950
Language(s):
English
Format:
Text
Subject(s):
Bacteriophages
Recombination, Genetic
Viruses
Genre(s):
Archival Materials
Articles
Abstract:
In this article, Luria provided an overview of the state of knowledge of viruses and how they replicate. Though he accepted Oswald Avery's proof that DNA was the "transforming principle" in bacteria, here he suggested that the protein component of viruses, rather than DNA, might have the primary role in replication. Luria later explained to historian Horace Judson that this oversight was primarily due to his "not thinking biochemically," adding that "I don't think we attached great importance to whether the gene was protein or nucleic acid." Luria noted that James Watson and Francis Crick's work on the structure of DNA in the early 1950s permanently settled the question.
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Extent:
5 pages
NLM Unique ID:
101584611X9 (See in Profiles in Science)
Profiles in Science ID:
QLBBBL
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101584611X9
Archival Collection:
The Salvador E. Luria Papers (Profiles in Science)