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Time of Entrance of T[ransforming]. P[rinciple]. into Susceptible Cell - 2nd Attempt

Title:: Time of Entrance of T[ransforming]. P[rinciple]. into Susceptible Cell - 2nd Attempt
Date:: 24 August 1945
Description:: Caption by Maclyn McCarty reads: "An example of the experiments making use of purified DNase to show that transforming DNA was not 'taken up' by the growing rough pneumococci until 3 to 4 hours after inoculation. This was the first indication that the state of 'competence' took time to develop. Competence developed only during growth in the complete culture medium used for transformation."
Location:: Box: 1. Folder: 4
Rights:: Courtesy of Maclyn McCarty.
Genre:: Laboratory notes
Subject:: Transformation, Genetic
Format:: Still Image
Extent:: 1 pages
Language:: English
Legacy ID:: CCAACZ
NLM ID:: 101584575X67
Profiles Collection:: The Oswald T. Avery Collection
Shareable Link:: https://profiles.nlm.nih.gov/101584575X67
Story Section:: After the Discovery: The Transforming Principle's Reception by the Scientific Community