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Letter from Xandra Breakefield to Marshall W. Nirenberg

Title:: Letter from Xandra Breakefield to Marshall W. Nirenberg
Creator:: Breakefield, Xandra O.
Recipient:: Nirenberg, Marshall W.
Date:: 25 March 1962
Description:: Breakefield thanks Marshall Nirenberg for her experience observing his work in the NIH laboratory and the "real impact [it has] on the individual." She also extends her admiration for the "sense of personal achievement that you seem to glow with." She hopes that she will also be able to use her talent "in a way that will profit me and others."
Location:: Box: 4. Folder: 31
Rights:: Reproduced with permission of Xandra Breakefield.
Genre:: Letters (correspondence)
Format:: Text
Extent:: 2 pages
Relation:: Letter from Xandra Breakefield to Marshall W. Nirenberg, 1962
Letter from Marshall W. Nirenberg to Xandra Breakefield, 1962
Language:: English
Legacy ID:: JJBBGD
NLM ID:: 101584910X87
Profiles Collection:: The Marshall W. Nirenberg Papers
Shareable Link:: https://profiles.nlm.nih.gov/101584910X87
Story Section:: Public Reactions to the Genetic Code, 1961-1968