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The Marshall W. Nirenberg Papers

Translating the Code of Life and the Nobel Prize, 1962-1968: Documents

	Biographical Information Synthetic RNA and the Poly-U Experiments, 1959-1962 Translating the Code of Life and the Nobel Prize, 1962-1968 Public Reactions to the Genetic Code, 1961-1968 Transition to Neurobiology, 1965-1969 Neuroblastoma Research, 1967-1976 From Neuroblastoma to Homeobox Genes, 1976-1992 Beyond the Laboratory: Professional, Personal, and Political Life, 1967-2002 Further Readings Glossary

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Niehuss, Maurice, and University of Michigan. Letter from Maurice Niehuss, University of Michigan to Marshall W. Nirenberg. Letter (correspondence). 1 Image. 19 May 1961.

[Nirenberg, Marshall W.]. "Proposed Training." Proposal. 3 Images. [ca. 1961].

American Chemical Society. "Findings May Speed Solution to Genetic Code." Chemical and Engineering News 40, 3 (15 January 1962): 44-46. Article. 3 Images.

Nirenberg, Marshall W. Letter from Marshall W. Nirenberg to Kiyoshi Kurahashi. Letter (correspondence). 2 Images. 16 January 1962.

Campbell, Frank L., and National Academy of Sciences. National Research Council. Division of Biology and Agriculture. Letter from Frank L. Campbell to Marshall W. Nirenberg. Letter (correspondence). 1 Image. 7 February 1962.

Otaka, E., H. Mitsui, and S. Osawa. "On the Ribonucleic Acid Synthesized in a Cell-Free System of Escherichia Coli." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 48, (15 March 1962): 425-430. Article. 6 Images.

Houssay, Bernardo A., and Instituto de Biologia y Medicina Experimental (Brazil). Letter from Bernardo A. Houssay, Instituto de Biologia y Medicina Experimental to Marshall W. Nirenberg. Letter (correspondence). 1 Image. 6 December 1962.

Nirenberg, Marshall W. [Notes on possible codons]. Notes. 5 Images. [ca. 1962].

Jones, Oliver W. Jr, and Marshall W. Nirenberg. "Qualitative Survey of RNA Codewords." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 48, (1962): 2115-2123. Article. 9 Images.

Nirenberg, Marshall W., J. Heinrich Matthaei, Oliver W. Jones Jr, Robert G. Martin, and Samuel H. Barondes. "Approximation of Genetic Code Via Cell-Free Protein Synthesis Directed by Template RNA." Federation Proceedings 22, ([January-February 1963]): 55-61. Article. 7 Images.

Eck, Richard V. "A Symmetrical Pattern in the Genetic Code: The Triplets of Links in the Genetic Material Which Specify the Detailed Structure of Proteins Have Now Been Identified in Sufficient Numbers to Fall into a Regular Pattern." Article. 16 Images. 19 March 1963.

Singer, Maxine, Oliver W. Jones Jr, and Marshall W. Nirenberg. "The Effect of Secondary Structure on the Template Activity of Polyribonucleotides." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 49, 3 (March 1963): 392-399. Article. 8 Images.

Nirenberg, Marshall W. [Notes on the code, taken at an art exhibit]. Brochure. Notes. 1 Image. March 1963.

Falaschi, Arturo, Julius Adler, and H. Gobind Khorana. "Chemically Synthesized Deoxypolynucleotides as Templates for Ribonucleic Acid Polymerase." Journal of Biological Chemistry 238, 9 (September 1963): 3080-3085. Article. 6 Images.

Nirenberg, Marshall W., and Oliver W. Jones Jr. "The Current Status of the RNA Code." Symposium on Informational Macromolecules. Academic Press, 1963. Pp. 451-465. Excerpt. Monograph. 15 Images.

Nirenberg, Marshall W., Oliver W. Jones Jr, Philip Leder, B. F. C. Clark, William S. Sly, and Sidney Pestka. "On the Coding of Genetic Information." Cold Spring Harbor Symposia on Quantitative Biology 28, (1963): 549-557. Article. 9 Images.

Nirenberg, Marshall W., Oliver W. Jones Jr, Philip Leder, B. F. C. Clark, William S. Sly, and Sidney Pestka. "On the Coding of Genetic Information." Report. 43 Images. 1963.

Nirenberg, Marshall W. [S[ynthetic] RNA codewords]. Laboratory Notes. 2 Images. [ca. 1963].

Marley, Faye, and Science Service. "No Life in Test Tube Expected by Russians." Science News-Letter, (30 July 1964). Article. 3 Images.

Nirenberg, Marshall W. "Cell-Free Protein Synthesis Directed by Messenger RNA." Methods in Enzymology VI, (1964): 17-23. Article. 7 Images.

Nirenberg, Marshall W. [Notes on deciphering the amino acid codes]. Laboratory Notes. 3 Images. [ca. 1964].

Nirenberg, Marshall W. [Notes on triplets]. Laboratory Notes. 4 Images. [ca. 1964].

Leder, Philip, and Marshall W. Nirenberg. "RNA Codewords and Protein Synthesis, II. Nucleotide Sequence of a Valine RNA Codeword." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 52, (1964): 420-427. Article. 8 Images.

Nirenberg, Marshall W. "64 triplets and complementary triplets." Laboratory Notes. Table. 1 Image. [1965].

Nirenberg, Marshall W., Philip Leder, Merton Bernfield, R. Brimacombe, J. Trupin, F. Rottman, and C. O'Neal. "RNA Codewords and Protein Synthesis, VII. On the General Nature of the RNA Code." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 53, (1965): 1161-1168. Article. 8 Images.

[Nirenberg, Marshall W.]. "Summary of Dr. Marshall W. Nirenberg's Work." Biography. Draft. 3 Images. [ca. 1965].

Research Corporation. "Nirenberg to Receive 1966 Research Corporation Award." Research Corporation Quarterly Bulletin, ([Fall 1966]). Article. 1 Image.

Rosenow, Edward C. Jr, and American College of Physicians. Letter from Edward C. Rosenow, Jr., American College of Physicians to Marshall W. Nirenberg. Letter (correspondence). 2 Images. 17 November 1966.

Nirenberg, Marshall W. [Unpublished transcript of the Columbia University Symposium on the Relationship between Biological and Physical Sciences]. Speech. Transcript. 20 Images. [ca. 1966].

Brown, Lewis J. Letter from Lewis J. Brown to Marshall W. Nirenberg. Letter (correspondence). 2 Images. 9 February 1967.

Brown, Lewis J. Letter from Lewis J. Brown to Marshall W. Nirenberg [transcript]. Letter (correspondence). Transcript. 1 Image. [9 February 1967].

Clark, R. Lee, and University of Texas. Letter from R. Lee Clark, University of Texas to Marshall W. Nirenberg. Letter (correspondence). 2 Images. 3 July 1967.

Nirenberg, Marshall W. "The Genetic Code." Article. Draft. 19 Images. 15 September 1967.

Montalenti, G. Letter from G. Montalenti to Marshall W. Nirenberg. Letter (correspondence). 1 Image. 23 October 1967.

Nirenberg, Marshall W. "Popular Comparison - Molecular Commentary of Cell as Man's Communication in the Future." Draft. Speech. 3 Images. 24 October 1967.

Nirenberg, Marshall W. [Draft of acceptance speech given upon receiving the Gairdner Award]. Draft. Speech. 2 Images. 1967.

Nirenberg, Marshall W. [Draft of speech to the American College of Physicians and Surgeons]. Draft. Speech. 2 Images. [ca. 1967].

Nirenberg, Marshall W. "On the Translation of the Genetic Code." Draft. Speech. 24 Images. January 1968.

Friberg, Sten, and Karolinska Institute. Telegram from Sten Friberg, Karolinska Institute to Marshall W. Nirenberg. Telegram. 1 Image. 16 October 1968.

Nirenberg, Marshall W. "Lasker Lunch Remarks." Notes. Speech. 1 Image. 21 November 1968.

Nirenberg, Marshall W. [Preliminary notes for speech given at the Lasker Awards luncheon]. Draft. Speech. 2 Images. [ca. 21 November 1968].

Nirenberg, Marshall W. "Genetic Memory." Journal of the American Medical Association 206, 9 (25 November 1968): 1973-1977. Article. 5 Images.

Nirenberg, Marshall W. "Genetics and the Future of Man." Draft. Speech. 8 Images. 1968.

Nirenberg, Marshall W. [Unpublished conclusion intended for Nobel speech]. Draft. Speech. 2 Images. 1 March 1969.

Berg, Paul, and Stanford University Medical Center. Letter from Paul Berg, Stanford University Medical Center to Marshall W. Nirenberg. Letter (correspondence). 1 Image. 15 April 1969.

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