The Oswald T. Avery Collection

Title:

"Avery Colleague Tells DNA Story" [and] "McCarty Gives an Inside View"

Description:

These two reviews appeared in the Rockefeller University newspaper as part of the fiftieth anniversary of the 1944 article by Avery, MacLeod and McCarty. The books reviews, by Rene Dubos and Maclyn McCarty, deal directly with the work conducted in Avery's lab in the 1920's through his retirement in 1948, including the 1944 discovery that DNA is genetic material. Only the text has been reproduced.

Number of Image Pages:

1 (111,704 Bytes)

Date:

1994-02-04 (February 4, 1994)

Creator:

Unknown

Source:

Periodical: "Avery Colleague Tells DNA Story" [and] "McCarty Gives an Inside View". News & Notes 4, 17 (4 February 1994): 2. Article. Review. 1 Image.

Publisher:

Rockefeller University

Rights:

Reproduced with permission of the Rockefeller University Office of Public Affairs.

Subject:

Medical Subject Headings (MeSH):: DNA; History of Medicine

Exhibit Category:

After the Discovery: The Transforming Principle's Reception by the Scientific Community

Relation:

RU to Celebrate 50 Years of DNA Research (October 22, 1993)

RU Celebrates 50th Anniversary of Historic DNA Discovery (January 28, 1994)

"Toasts Celebrate McCarty and 50-year-old DNA Discovery" [and] "Symposium to Honor Avery Legacy" (February 4, 1994)

Scientists Discuss Historic Research (February 25, 1994)

Box Number: 4

Folder Number: 9

Unique Identifier:

CCAAOP

Document Type:

Articles

Reviews

Language:

English

Format:

application/pdf

image/tif

Physical Condition:

Good

Series: Commentary on Avery and His Work, 1944-2005

SubSeries: Chronological

Folder: 1980-1994

Metadata Last Modified Date:

2008-03-05

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