"Biochemical Genetics of Neurospora." In: Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden, vol. XXXII, no. 2, 1945.

Galesburg:: Missouri Botanical Garden, 1945., 1945. 8vo. (Article): 125-129 pp. (Whole issue): 107-263 pp. Photographic plate, figs. Original printed wrappers; corner worn, else fine. SIGNED BY BEADLE (crossed out in ink). Ownership signature of Norman Horowitz. Beadle and Tatum won the 1958 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine with Joshua Lederberg for their discovery that genes act by regulating definite chemical events. Beadle and Tatum are the fathers of modern genetics, and their work with Neurospora had tremendous importance for 20th century studies of heredity. It was this work on the Neurospora strain that led to their winning the Nobel Prize, and this article represents a key part of their joint studies. Also includes the article: "Spontaneous Mutations of Bacteria." By Max Delbruck, who won the 1969 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine for his work on the replication mechanism and the genetic structure of viruses.