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The Marshall W. Nirenberg Papers

Translating the Code of Life and the Nobel Prize, 1962-1968: Documents

[Marshall Nirenberg in office with chalkboard and molecular models]. [ca. 1962].
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Metadata Record Niehuss, Maurice, and University of Michigan. Letter from Maurice Niehuss, University of Michigan to Marshall W. Nirenberg. Letter (correspondence). 1 Image. 19 May 1961. pdf (73,923 Bytes) ocr (2,226 Bytes)
Metadata Record [Nirenberg, Marshall W.]. "Proposed Training." Proposal. 3 Images. [ca. 1961]. pdf (288,078 Bytes) ocr (6,213 Bytes)
Metadata Record American Chemical Society. "Findings May Speed Solution to Genetic Code." Chemical and Engineering News 40, 3 (15 January 1962): 44-46. Article. 3 Images. pdf (705,094 Bytes) ocr (15,769 Bytes)
Metadata Record Nirenberg, Marshall W. Letter from Marshall W. Nirenberg to Kiyoshi Kurahashi. Letter (correspondence). 2 Images. 16 January 1962. pdf (99,701 Bytes) ocr (2,002 Bytes)
Metadata Record Campbell, Frank L., and National Academy of Sciences. National Research Council. Division of Biology and Agriculture. Letter from Frank L. Campbell to Marshall W. Nirenberg. Letter (correspondence). 1 Image. 7 February 1962. pdf (54,311 Bytes) ocr (1,314 Bytes)
Metadata Record Otaka, E., H. Mitsui, and S. Osawa. "On the Ribonucleic Acid Synthesized in a Cell-Free System of Escherichia Coli." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 48, (15 March 1962): 425-430. Article. 6 Images. pdf (550,729 Bytes) ocr (15,209 Bytes)
Metadata Record Houssay, Bernardo A., and Instituto de Biologia y Medicina Experimental (Brazil). Letter from Bernardo A. Houssay, Instituto de Biologia y Medicina Experimental to Marshall W. Nirenberg. Letter (correspondence). 1 Image. 6 December 1962. pdf (38,328 Bytes) ocr (465 Bytes)
Metadata Record Nirenberg, Marshall W. [Notes on possible codons]. Notes. 5 Images. [ca. 1962]. pdf (255,338 Bytes)
Metadata Record Jones, Oliver W. Jr, and Marshall W. Nirenberg. "Qualitative Survey of RNA Codewords." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 48, (1962): 2115-2123. Article. 9 Images. pdf (899,526 Bytes) ocr (25,811 Bytes)
Metadata Record Nirenberg, Marshall W., J. Heinrich Matthaei, Oliver W. Jones Jr, Robert G. Martin, and Samuel H. Barondes. "Approximation of Genetic Code Via Cell-Free Protein Synthesis Directed by Template RNA." Federation Proceedings 22, ([January-February 1963]): 55-61. Article. 7 Images. pdf (996,648 Bytes) ocr (34,338 Bytes)
Metadata Record Eck, Richard V. "A Symmetrical Pattern in the Genetic Code: The Triplets of Links in the Genetic Material Which Specify the Detailed Structure of Proteins Have Now Been Identified in Sufficient Numbers to Fall into a Regular Pattern." Article. 16 Images. 19 March 1963. pdf (1,390,165 Bytes) ocr (5,554 Bytes)
Metadata Record Singer, Maxine, Oliver W. Jones Jr, and Marshall W. Nirenberg. "The Effect of Secondary Structure on the Template Activity of Polyribonucleotides." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 49, 3 (March 1963): 392-399. Article. 8 Images. pdf (882,258 Bytes) ocr (26,922 Bytes)
Metadata Record Nirenberg, Marshall W. [Notes on the code, taken at an art exhibit]. Brochure. Notes. 1 Image. March 1963. pdf (44,869 Bytes)
Metadata Record Falaschi, Arturo, Julius Adler, and H. Gobind Khorana. "Chemically Synthesized Deoxypolynucleotides as Templates for Ribonucleic Acid Polymerase." Journal of Biological Chemistry 238, 9 (September 1963): 3080-3085. Article. 6 Images. pdf (1,052,758 Bytes) ocr (34,743 Bytes)
Metadata Record Nirenberg, Marshall W., and Oliver W. Jones Jr. "The Current Status of the RNA Code." Symposium on Informational Macromolecules. Academic Press, 1963. Pp. 451-465. Excerpt. Monograph. 15 Images. pdf (1,160,293 Bytes) ocr (35,831 Bytes)
Metadata Record Nirenberg, Marshall W., Oliver W. Jones Jr, Philip Leder, B. F. C. Clark, William S. Sly, and Sidney Pestka. "On the Coding of Genetic Information." Cold Spring Harbor Symposia on Quantitative Biology 28, (1963): 549-557. Article. 9 Images. pdf (1,260,025 Bytes) ocr (41,123 Bytes)
Metadata Record Nirenberg, Marshall W., Oliver W. Jones Jr, Philip Leder, B. F. C. Clark, William S. Sly, and Sidney Pestka. "On the Coding of Genetic Information." Report. 43 Images. 1963. pdf (2,312,067 Bytes) ocr (11,528 Bytes)
Metadata Record Nirenberg, Marshall W. [S[ynthetic] RNA codewords]. Laboratory Notes. 2 Images. [ca. 1963]. pdf (90,570 Bytes)
Metadata Record Marley, Faye, and Science Service. "No Life in Test Tube Expected by Russians." Science News-Letter, (30 July 1964). Article. 3 Images. pdf (319,445 Bytes) ocr (7,174 Bytes)
Metadata Record Nirenberg, Marshall W. "Cell-Free Protein Synthesis Directed by Messenger RNA." Methods in Enzymology VI, (1964): 17-23. Article. 7 Images. pdf (610,010 Bytes) ocr (16,224 Bytes)
Metadata Record Nirenberg, Marshall W. [Notes on deciphering the amino acid codes]. Laboratory Notes. 3 Images. [ca. 1964]. pdf (125,308 Bytes)
Metadata Record Nirenberg, Marshall W. [Notes on triplets]. Laboratory Notes. 4 Images. [ca. 1964]. pdf (196,843 Bytes)
Metadata Record Leder, Philip, and Marshall W. Nirenberg. "RNA Codewords and Protein Synthesis, II. Nucleotide Sequence of a Valine RNA Codeword." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 52, (1964): 420-427. Article. 8 Images. pdf (778,972 Bytes) ocr (23,277 Bytes)
Metadata Record Nirenberg, Marshall W. "64 triplets and complementary triplets." Laboratory Notes. Table. 1 Image. [1965]. pdf (54,580 Bytes)
Metadata Record Nirenberg, Marshall W., Philip Leder, Merton Bernfield, R. Brimacombe, J. Trupin, F. Rottman, and C. O'Neal. "RNA Codewords and Protein Synthesis, VII. On the General Nature of the RNA Code." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 53, (1965): 1161-1168. Article. 8 Images. pdf (911,195 Bytes) ocr (26,396 Bytes)
Metadata Record [Nirenberg, Marshall W.]. "Summary of Dr. Marshall W. Nirenberg's Work." Biography. Draft. 3 Images. [ca. 1965]. pdf (209,240 Bytes) ocr (1,908 Bytes)
Metadata Record Research Corporation. "Nirenberg to Receive 1966 Research Corporation Award." Research Corporation Quarterly Bulletin, ([Fall 1966]). Article. 1 Image. pdf (154,080 Bytes) ocr (3,706 Bytes)
Metadata Record Rosenow, Edward C. Jr, and American College of Physicians. Letter from Edward C. Rosenow, Jr., American College of Physicians to Marshall W. Nirenberg. Letter (correspondence). 2 Images. 17 November 1966. pdf (168,628 Bytes) ocr (5,675 Bytes)
Metadata Record Nirenberg, Marshall W. [Unpublished transcript of the Columbia University Symposium on the Relationship between Biological and Physical Sciences]. Speech. Transcript. 20 Images. [ca. 1966]. pdf (1,523,937 Bytes) ocr (34,396 Bytes)
Metadata Record Brown, Lewis J. Letter from Lewis J. Brown to Marshall W. Nirenberg. Letter (correspondence). 2 Images. 9 February 1967. pdf (115,342 Bytes) transcript of pdf
Metadata Record Brown, Lewis J. Letter from Lewis J. Brown to Marshall W. Nirenberg [transcript]. Letter (correspondence). Transcript. 1 Image. [9 February 1967]. pdf (65,868 Bytes) ocr (1,904 Bytes)
Metadata Record Clark, R. Lee, and University of Texas. Letter from R. Lee Clark, University of Texas to Marshall W. Nirenberg. Letter (correspondence). 2 Images. 3 July 1967. pdf (107,512 Bytes) ocr (2,469 Bytes)
Metadata Record Nirenberg, Marshall W. "The Genetic Code." Article. Draft. 19 Images. 15 September 1967. pdf (1,074,961 Bytes) ocr (19,155 Bytes)
Metadata Record Montalenti, G. Letter from G. Montalenti to Marshall W. Nirenberg. Letter (correspondence). 1 Image. 23 October 1967. pdf (52,911 Bytes) ocr (1,149 Bytes)
Metadata Record Nirenberg, Marshall W. "Popular Comparison - Molecular Commentary of Cell as Man's Communication in the Future." Draft. Speech. 3 Images. 24 October 1967. pdf (148,711 Bytes) ocr (3,369 Bytes)
Metadata Record Nirenberg, Marshall W. [Draft of acceptance speech given upon receiving the Gairdner Award]. Draft. Speech. 2 Images. 1967. pdf (111,088 Bytes) ocr (2,547 Bytes)
Metadata Record Nirenberg, Marshall W. [Draft of speech to the American College of Physicians and Surgeons]. Draft. Speech. 2 Images. [ca. 1967]. pdf (110,439 Bytes)
Metadata Record Nirenberg, Marshall W. "On the Translation of the Genetic Code." Draft. Speech. 24 Images. January 1968. pdf (1,947,972 Bytes) ocr (44,043 Bytes)
Metadata Record Friberg, Sten, and Karolinska Institute. Telegram from Sten Friberg, Karolinska Institute to Marshall W. Nirenberg. Telegram. 1 Image. 16 October 1968. pdf (38,983 Bytes) ocr (458 Bytes)
Metadata Record Nirenberg, Marshall W. "Lasker Lunch Remarks." Notes. Speech. 1 Image. 21 November 1968. pdf (63,645 Bytes) ocr (1,740 Bytes)
Metadata Record Nirenberg, Marshall W. [Preliminary notes for speech given at the Lasker Awards luncheon]. Draft. Speech. 2 Images. [ca. 21 November 1968]. pdf (98,872 Bytes)
Metadata Record Nirenberg, Marshall W. "Genetic Memory." Journal of the American Medical Association 206, 9 (25 November 1968): 1973-1977. Article. 5 Images. pdf (885,930 Bytes) ocr (28,706 Bytes)
Metadata Record Nirenberg, Marshall W. "Genetics and the Future of Man." Draft. Speech. 8 Images. 1968. pdf (657,899 Bytes) ocr (16,378 Bytes)
Metadata Record Nirenberg, Marshall W. [Unpublished conclusion intended for Nobel speech]. Draft. Speech. 2 Images. 1 March 1969. pdf (118,192 Bytes) ocr (2,964 Bytes)
Metadata Record Berg, Paul, and Stanford University Medical Center. Letter from Paul Berg, Stanford University Medical Center to Marshall W. Nirenberg. Letter (correspondence). 1 Image. 15 April 1969. pdf (58,461 Bytes) ocr (1,495 Bytes)
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