[Draft of speech given at the International Congress of Biochemistry in Moscow]
Description:
The International Congress of Biochemistry in Moscow was held in August 1961. In this typed draft of the classic speech that pushed Nirenberg into the scientific spotlight, he announces how poly-U amino acids stimulate the incorporation of phenylalanine into a polypeptide chain. Handwritten corrections are included.
Item is handwritten.
Number of Image Pages:
3 (172,959 Bytes)
Date Supplied:
ca. August 1961
Creator:
Nirenberg, Marshall W.
Rights:
Reproduced with permission of Marshall W. Nirenberg.
Subject:
Medical Subject Headings (MeSH):
RNA, Messenger
Amino Acids
Proteins
Exhibit Category:
Synthetic RNA and the Poly-U Experiments, 1959-1962
