Gene recombination in Escherichia coli. [Discovery of Sexual Processes in the Reproduction of Bacteria]
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1946. Lederberg, Joshua (1925- ) and Tatum, Edward Lawrie (1909-75). Gene recombination in Escherichia coli. In Nature 158 (Oct. 19, 1946): 558. Whole volume, 8vo. lii, 956pp. Library buckram, a bit shaken. Very good copy.
First Edition. Garrison-Morton 255.4. Lederberg and Tatum's announcement of their discovery of sexual processes in the reproduction of bacteria. This crucial discovery, together with the methodology developed by Tatum and Lederberg, provided the foundation for all subsequent research in genetic recombination. Lederberg and Tatum shared the 1958 Nobel Prize for physiology or medicine with George Beadle for their essential contributions to bacterial genetics.
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Gene recombination in Escherichia coli. [Discovery of Sexual Processes in the Reproduction of Bacteria]
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Lederberg & Tatum
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1946