Letter from Matthew Meselson to Salvador E. Luria

Letter from Matthew Meselson to Salvador E. Luria

Contributor(s):
California Institute of Technology
Meselson, Matthew
Luria, S. E. (Salvador Edward), 1912-1991
American Philosophical Society. Library. Salvador Luria Papers
Publication:
Produced: 18 January 1958
Language(s):
English
Format:
Text
Genre(s):
Archival Materials
Letters (correspondence)
Abstract:
Meselson described some of his work in progress on density gradient centrifugation, and provided Luria with instructions for doing it. Meselson's experiments with Franklin Stahl on the replication of DNA that were published later in 1958 helped cement the concept of the double helix by validating a model that many scientists still saw as speculation and demonstrated how two strands of a helix could physically code for the material of inheritance.
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Extent:
2 pages
NLM Unique ID:
101584611X98 (See in Profiles in Science)
Profiles in Science ID:
QLBBGS
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101584611X98
Archival Collection:
The Salvador E. Luria Papers (Profiles in Science)