Title:

Letter from Arthur Kornberg to Robert K. Morton

Creator:

Kornberg, Arthur, 1918-2007

Recipient:

Morton, Robert K. and Waite Agricultural Research Institute

Date:

29 October 1962

Description:

Robert Morton, an Australian biochemist, had recently found that baker's yeast contained a cytochrome (a protein involved in electron transfer in cell metabolism) with a DNA component. That DNA proved to have different base ratios than the yeast's nuclear DNA. He had suggested that this DNA could be used in understanding nucleotide sequences, and Kornberg had been working with some samples Morton sent, looking at their ability to prime DNA synthesis with his polymerase. In this letter, Kornberg apologized for letting other projects delay his work on the Morton DNA.

Original Repository:

Stanford University Libraries. Department of Special Collections and University Archives. Arthur Kornberg Papers

Location:

Box: 32

Rights:

Reproduced with permission of Arthur Kornberg.

Genre:

Letters (correspondence)

Subject:

DNA

Format:

Text

Extent:

1 pages

Language:

English

Legacy Source Citation:

Original Repository. Stanford University Libraries. Department of Special Collections and University Archives. Arthur Kornberg Papers. 12455

Legacy ID:

WHBBGP

NLM ID:

101584605X95

Profiles Collection:

The Arthur Kornberg Papers

Shareable Link:

https://profiles.nlm.nih.gov/101584605X95

Story Section:

"Creating Life in the Test Tube," 1959-1970