Preliminary notes for speech given at the Lasker Awards luncheon

Preliminary notes for speech given at the Lasker Awards luncheon

Contributor(s):
Nirenberg, Marshall W.
Publication:
Produced: [ca. 21 November 1968]
Language(s):
English
Format:
Text
Subject(s):
Genes
Genre(s):
Archival Materials
Speeches
Drafts (documents)
Abstract:
Marshall Nirenberg won the Lasker Award for medical research in 1968 for his contributions to deciphering the genetic code. In these handwritten notes for his acceptance speech, Nirenberg asserts the new knowledge in molecular genetics "will have a marked effect" on the "eternal questions of who we are and where we are going," but not immediately as more basic information is needed. He predicts a new area of research in genetic research will emerge in the last part of the twentieth century, including work on molecular evolution and genetic surgery.
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Extent:
2 pages
NLM Unique ID:
101584910X154 (See in Profiles in Science)
Profiles in Science ID:
JJBBKJ
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101584910X154
Archival Collection:
The Marshall W. Nirenberg Papers (Profiles in Science)