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Letter from A. D. Hershey to Michael Heidelberger

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Identifier: 101584940X132
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Dates

  • Creation: [10 April 1941]

Extent

1 pages

Description

This letter refers to Hershey's efforts to use bacteriophages, viruses that infect bacteria, to study the kinetics--the rate and mechanisms--of immune reactions. The bacteriologist, geneticist, and 1969 Nobel Laureate asked Heidelberger for a critical review of a draft paper.

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Original Profiles System Identifier

DHBBJJ

Relation Category

UI (NLM)

DHBBJK

UI (NLM)

DHBBJL

Physical Description

Physical Condition - Good

Handwritten

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Collecting Area Details

Collecting Area Details

Part of the Archives and Modern Manuscripts Collections Collecting Area

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