Title:

Letter from Alexander Rich to Francis Crick

Creator:

Rich, Alexander

Recipient:

Crick, Francis, 1916-2004

Date:

11 October 1974

Description:

Rich here once more defended himself against criticism by Crick and others that in attempting to uncover the molecular structure of transfer RNA--specifically, the phenylalanine transfer RNA of yeast--he had, without proper attribution, drawn on Aaron Klug's recently-developed model of the molecule.

Original Repository:

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

Location:

Box: 23. Folder: PP/CRI/D/2/18

Rights:

Reproduced with permission of Alexander Rich.

Genre:

Letters (correspondence)

Subject:

RNA, Transfer and Ethics, Professional

Format:

Text

Extent:

5 pages

Relation:

Letter from Francis Crick to Alexander Rich, 1974

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:

SCBBPR

NLM ID:

101584582X219

Profiles Collection:

The Francis Crick Papers

Shareable Link:

https://profiles.nlm.nih.gov/101584582X219

Story Section:

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