Title:

Sex in Bacteria and Viruses

Creator:

Luria, S. E. (Salvador Edward), 1912-1991

Date:

February 1948

Description:

In this brief article, Luria reviewed recent work on bacterial and viral mutation by Alfred Hershey, Joshua Lederberg, and Edward Tatum, and discussed the evolutionary importance of sex for bacteria and viruses.

Periodical:

The Scientific Monthly

Publisher:

American Association for the Advancement of Science

Rights:

Reprinted with permission from Luria, Salvador E. "Sex in Bacteria and Viruses." The Scientific Monthly 66, 2 (February 1948): 159-162. Copyright 1948 AAAS., Readers may view, browse, and/or download material for temporary copying purposes only, provided these uses are for non-commercial personal purposes. Except as provided by law, this material may not be further reproduced, distributed, transmitted, modified, adapted, performed, displayed, published or sold in whole or in part, without prior written permission from the publisher., and http://www.sciencemag.org/

Genre:

Articles

Subject:

Bacteriophages and Genetics, Microbial

Format:

Text

Extent:

4 pages

Language:

English

Legacy Source Citation:

Periodical. Luria, Salvador E. "Sex in Bacteria and Viruses." The Scientific Monthly 66, 2 (February 1948): 159-162. Article. 4 Images.. The Scientific Monthly

Legacy ID:

QLBBKN

NLM ID:

101584611X155

Profiles Collection:

The Salvador E. Luria Papers

Shareable Link:

https://profiles.nlm.nih.gov/101584611X155

Story Section:

Genetics Lessons from Bacteriophage, 1938-1944