Letter from Matthew Meselson to Salvador E. Luria

Title:
Letter from Matthew Meselson to Salvador E. Luria
Creator:
California Institute of Technology
Meselson, Matthew
Recipient:
Luria, S. E. (Salvador Edward), 1912-1991
Date:
28 October 1958
Description:
Meselson's experiments with Franklin Stahl on the replication of DNA in 1958 helped cement the concept of the double helix by validating a model that many scientists still saw as speculation and demonstrated how two strands of a helix could physically code for the material of inheritance. At Luria's request, Meselson provided more detailed instructions for performing density gradient experiments.
Original Repository:
American Philosophical Society. Library. Salvador Luria Papers
Rights:
Reproduced with permission of Matthew Meselson.
Genre:
Letters (correspondence)
Format:
Text
Extent:
2 pages
Relation:
Letter from Matthew Meselson to Salvador E. Luria, 1958
Language:
English
Legacy Source Citation:
Original Repository. American Philosophical Society. Library. Salvador Luria Papers. 12096
Legacy ID:
QLBBGT
NLM ID:
101584611X99
Profiles Collection:
The Salvador E. Luria Papers
Shareable Link:
https://profiles.nlm.nih.gov/101584611X99
Story Section:
From Phage to Colicins, 1945-1972