The Marshall W. Nirenberg Papers

Title:

Letter from Arthur J. Walker to Marshall W. Nirenberg and J. Heinrich Matthaei

Description:

In this letter, Arthur Walker quotes a Long Island newspaper, stating, "It is apparent that a considerable number of biochemical geneticists are looking ahead to the time when man can plan for himself, draft and carry on programs to improve the actual human being as to intelligence, physique and resistance to disease." Walker suggests that any attempt to improve man's character should be pursued. He requests Nirenberg's and Matthaei's reaction.

Number of Image Pages:

1 (53,763 Bytes)

Date:

1962-05-03 (May 3, 1962)

Creator:

Walker, Arthur J.

Recipient:

Nirenberg, Marshall W.

Matthaei, J. Heinrich

Rights:

Courtesy of Marshall W. Nirenberg.

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Subject:

Medical Subject Headings (MeSH):: Genetic Code; Genetic Engineering

Exhibit Category:

Public Reactions to the Genetic Code, 1961-1968

Relation:

Letter from Francis Crick to Arthur J. Walker (February 2, 1962)

Letter from Arthur J. Walker to Francis Crick, Leslie Barnett, Sydney Brenner, and R. J. Watts-Tobin (February 1, 1962)

Box Number: 4

Folder Number: 32

Unique Identifier:

JJBBGR

Accession Number:

2001-009

Document Type:

Letters (correspondence)

Language:

English

Format:

application/pdf

image/tif

Physical Condition:

Good

Series: Series II: Correspondence, 1953-1993

Folder: General, 1953-1977

Metadata Last Modified Date:

2007-02-26

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