Title:

Bacteriophage: An Essay on Virus Reproduction

Creator:

Luria, S. E. (Salvador Edward), 1912-1991

Date:

12 May 1950

Description:

In this article, Luria provided an overview of the state of knowledge of viruses and how they replicate. Though he accepted Oswald Avery's proof that DNA was the "transforming principle" in bacteria, here he suggested that the protein component of viruses, rather than DNA, might have the primary role in replication. Luria later explained to historian Horace Judson that this oversight was primarily due to his "not thinking biochemically," adding that "I don't think we attached great importance to whether the gene was protein or nucleic acid." Luria noted that James Watson and Francis Crick's work on the structure of DNA in the early 1950s permanently settled the question.

Periodical:

Science

Publisher:

American Association for the Advancement of Science

Rights:

Reprinted with permission from Luria, Salvador E. "Bacteriophage: An Essay on Virus Reproduction." Science 111, 2889 (12 May 1950): 507-511. Copyright 1950 AAAS., Readers may view, browse, and/or download material for temporary copying purposes only, provided these uses are for non-commercial personal purposes. Except as provided by law, this material may not be further reproduced, distributed, transmitted, modified, adapted, performed, displayed, published or sold in whole or in part, without prior written permission from the publisher., and http://www.sciencemag.org/

Genre:

Articles

Subject:

Bacteriophages, Recombination, Genetic, and Viruses

Format:

Text

Extent:

5 pages

Language:

English

Legacy Source Citation:

Periodical. Luria, Salvador E. "Bacteriophage: An Essay on Virus Reproduction." Science 111, 2889 (12 May 1950): 507-511. Article. 5 Images.. Science

Legacy ID:

QLBBBL

NLM ID:

101584611X9

Profiles Collection:

The Salvador E. Luria Papers

Shareable Link:

https://profiles.nlm.nih.gov/101584611X9

Story Section:

From Phage to Colicins, 1945-1972