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Unpublished introduction to comparison between genetic and neural codes

Title:: Unpublished introduction to comparison between genetic and neural codes
Creator:: Nirenberg, Marshall W.
Date:: 10 October 1967
Description:: In this transcribed audio recording from one of Nirenberg's requests to his lab, he discusses the evolution of genetic and neural codes. He suggests that while the genetic codes could have arisen only once or could have been selected from a number of precursors, the neural codes almost certainly were selected from a large population of precursors. This is significant because if the genetic code arose de novo it might influence the course of its subsequent evolution.
Location:: Box: 127. Folder: 19
Rights:: Reproduced with permission of Marshall W. Nirenberg.
Genre:: Speeches
Drafts (documents)
Subject:: Genetic Code
Format:: Text
Extent:: 3 pages
Language:: English
Legacy ID:: JJBBJP
NLM ID:: 101584910X138
Profiles Collection:: The Marshall W. Nirenberg Papers
Shareable Link:: https://profiles.nlm.nih.gov/101584910X138
Story Section:: Transition to Neurobiology, 1965-1969