Title:

Letter from Christian B. Anfinsen to Marshall W. Nirenberg

Creator:

Anfinsen, Christian B. (Christian Boehmer), 1916-1995

Recipient:

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. Laboratory of Biochemical Genetics and Nirenberg, Marshall W.

Date:

26 July 1989

Description:

Anfinsen requests Nirenberg's support for an effort to defend the international treaty outlawing biological weapons. The treaty is reported to be threatened "not by some small signatory nation openly violating its provisions, but as a result of recently stepped-up military interest at home and abroad in biomedical technologies and their chemical and biological potential." Anfinsen urges Nirenberg to sign a pledge, included with the letter, against military use of biological research at home and abroad.

Location:

Box: 18. Folder: 22

Rights:

Reproduced with permission of Libby Anfinsen.

Genre:

Letters (correspondence)

Format:

Text

Extent:

3 pages

Language:

English

Legacy ID:

JJBBSL

NLM ID:

101584910X300

Profiles Collection:

The Marshall W. Nirenberg Papers

Shareable Link:

https://profiles.nlm.nih.gov/101584910X300

Story Section:

Beyond the Laboratory: Professional, Personal, and Political Life, 1967-2002