Letter from Jacques Loeb to Michael Heidelberger
Digital Record
Identifier: 101584940X155
Dates
- [1923]
Extent
1 Pages
Description
Here the physiologist Jacques Loeb (1859-1924) congratulated Heidelberger in his and Avery's discovery that type-specific antigens of pneumococcus bacteria are polysaccharides. Loeb predicted that Avery's and Heidelberger's achievement "may turn immunology into a new and most fertile direction."
Language of Materials
English
Original Profiles System Identifier
DHBBKQ
Physical Description
Physical Condition - Good
Handwritten
- Heidelberger, Michael (Recipient)
- Letters (correspondence)
Collecting Area Details
Part of the Archives and Modern Manuscripts Collections Collecting Area
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