Title:

Letter from Francis Crick to Bernard D. Davis

Creator:

Crick, Francis, 1916-2004

Recipient:

Davis, Bernard D., 1916-1994

Date:

22 April 1970

Description:

In his letter Crick offered his thoughts on genetic engineering, including eugenics, a social policy designed to increase desirable genetic traits within a population.

Original Repository:

The Wellcome Library for the History and Understanding of Medicine. Francis Harry Compton Crick Papers

Location:

Box: 8. Folder: PP/CRI/D/1/1/4

Rights:

Reproduced with permission of the Wellcome Library for the History and Understanding of Medicine. and http://library.wellcome.ac.uk/

Genre:

Letters (correspondence)

Subject:

Eugenics

Format:

Text

Extent:

2 pages

Language:

English

Legacy Source Citation:

Original Repository. Wellcome Library for the History and Understanding of Medicine. Francis Harry Compton Crick Papers. 11646. URL. http://archives.wellcome.ac.uk/

Legacy ID:

SCBBPG

NLM ID:

101584582X211

Profiles Collection:

The Francis Crick Papers

Shareable Link:

https://profiles.nlm.nih.gov/101584582X211

Story Section:

Embryology and the Organization of DNA in Higher Organisms, 1966-1976