Letter from Theodore Melnechuk to Marshall W. Nirenberg
- Title:
- Letter from Theodore Melnechuk to Marshall W. Nirenberg
- Creator:
- Melnechuk, Theodore
- Recipient:
- Nirenberg, Marshall W.
- Date:
- 17 December 1968
- Description:
- This letter from Theodore Melnechuk of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology includes a transcription of an interview with Sydney Brenner discussing the work of Marshall Nirenberg, Sydney Brenner, and Seymour Benzer in neurobiology. An abstract of Brenner's main points from his Warren Triennial Prize lecture, including his thoughts on the future of molecular biology, is followed by notes on his genetic work in neurobiology with nematodes and transmitter biochemistry, ascarids and neurophysiology, and his philosophy of science and genetics.
- Location:
- Box: 15/18
- Rights:
- Reproduced with permission of Theodore Melnechuk.
- Genre:
-
Letters (correspondence)
Transcripts - Subject:
- Neurobiology and Research Design
- Format:
- Text
- Extent:
- 11 pages
- Language:
- English
- Legacy ID:
- JJBBLN
- NLM ID:
- 101584910X178
- Profiles Collection:
- The Marshall W. Nirenberg Papers
- Shareable Link:
- https://profiles.nlm.nih.gov/101584910X178
- Story Section:
- Transition to Neurobiology, 1965-1969