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December 1, 1952
 
LP to Otto Bastiansen
LP to Otto Bastiansen. Click to enlarge.
 
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Location: Pasadena, CA


  • LP performs calculations that measure features of RNA. He comments on samples given to him from Cold Springs Harbor Labs as possibly being more dehydrated than other samples, thereby giving a clearer picture. He also comments that Astbury might be correct on one of his measurements. He remarks that for the geometry to work, he must squeeze the phosphate groups closer together.
  • Letter from Josephine Leighton, Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, to LP RE: Acknowedges receipt of LP's letter to Moe. [In reply to letter from LP to Moe 12-1-52]. [Filed under LP Science: 14.010].
  • Letter from LP to Dr. Finbak RE: writes that he is sorry to hear of his disease. Describes his own experience with the disease and how he managed to deal with it by adhering to a low protein diet recommended by a Dr. Addis. He hopes to visit Norway and Dr. Finbak next summer, and is currently studying the problem of the structure of proteins.
  • Letter from LP to Dr. O. Bastiansen RE: LP writes that he was glad to receive the letter about Dr. Finbak and Finbak's condition with kidney disease. Asks for further information about the case. Says that he has talked with Dr. Lippman about Dr. Finbak's symptoms with the kidney disease. Is glad to hear of their new electron diffraction apparatus. [letter of response from Dr. Bastiansen to LP 12-6-52].
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