Letter from H. Gobind Khorana to Francis Crick
- Title:
- Letter from H. Gobind Khorana to Francis Crick
- Creator:
- Khorana, Har Gobind, 1922-2011
- Recipient:
- Crick, Francis, 1916-2004
- Date:
- 15 April 1965
- Description:
- In this letter Khorana reported results for elucidating the genetic code he obtained by using intricate biochemical methods to make long strands of RNA with predetermined, simple, repeating sequences such as UCUCUCU . . . , which he found coded for a polypeptide consisting of serine-leucine-serine-leucine, etc.
- Original Repository:
- The Wellcome Library for the History and Understanding of Medicine. Francis Harry Compton Crick Papers
- Location:
- Box: 9. Folder: PP/CRI/D/1/1/11
- Rights:
- Reproduced with permission of H. Gobind Khorana.
- Genre:
- Letters (correspondence)
- Subject:
- Genetic Code and RNA
- Format:
- Text
- Extent:
- 3 pages
- Relation:
- Letter from Francis Crick to H. Gobind Khorana, 1965
- 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:
- SCBBGV
- NLM ID:
- 101584582X85
- Profiles Collection:
- The Francis Crick Papers
- Shareable Link:
- https://profiles.nlm.nih.gov/101584582X85
- Story Section:
- Deciphering the Genetic Code, 1958-1966