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Ea UNIVERSITY sciehtist’s re-
ef) -port,-given Tuesday. ata
ae “Meeting of bacteriologist in
'Ciheinnati, caused some of the
: scientists to theorize that love-
life in the germ world may be
‘the key to why certain microbes
develop resistance to powerful
drugs, like streptomyacin.
. They. offered this interpreta-
‘tion to a report given by’ Dr.
Joshua Lederberg, of the Uni-
versity of Wisconsin, at the 49th
annual meeting of the Society
of American Bacteriologists,
Lederberg reported evidence
that at least one form of bac-
teria can reproduce itself sexual-
ly, just as animals and man do.
‘This is at variance with the
long-held concept that microbes
reproduce themselves --only .-by
cell division—that is, .a given
germ divided in two to produce
two offspring without the'aid of .
Sexual: partner. - 5 luc:
Scientists stated. that it might
well be that germs which are
themselves sensitive to a drug
can, before they are overcome,
produce offspring that are too
tough for the medicine. . They
said, too, that the research opens
up widespread possibilities ‘of
speeding studies on heredity.
_,, Some 37 University of Wiscon-
sin ‘scientists are attending the
society’s meeting. Members of
the bacteriology, genetics, plant
pathology’ and veterinary _sci-
ence departments attending are:
O. N. Allen, C. A. Brandly,
E. M. Foster, W. C. Frazier,
Elizabeth McCoy, S. K. Shapiro,
D. W. Watson, J. B. Wilson, P.
,W. Wilson, A. C. Hildebrandt,
A. J. Riker, Nancy Winslow,
D. Lederberg; os :
J. A. Alford, C. L. Baldwin,
L. E. Baribo, A. G.' Blackwood,
Margaret Briggs, W. B. Cherry,
Fred D. Cook, W. A. Corpe, A.
E. English, Philipp Gerhardt,
William Gold, Margaret Green,
K. F. Gregory, Selma Kaplan,
H. B. Levine, I. J. McDonald, S.
‘M. Martin, Adaline Mather, R. C.
Pittinger,. Father J. Puiggros,
Milton Puziss, K. P. Steinke,
Helen Svarath and Lois Jones.

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