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Correspondence
| LP to H Kahler, H Kahler's reply, LP's reply. January 15, 1953. |
Kahler to LP
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Author: Linus Pauling
Kahler to LP
| Title: |
Herbert Kahler's reply to Linus Pauling: Jan. 21, 1953 |
| Alternative Title: |
Linus Pauling's correspondence to H. Kahler and subsequent replies |
| Creator: |
Kahler, Herbert |
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| Date: |
1953-01-21 |
| Subject: |
DNA -- Structure
DNA replication
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Text |
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text/plain |
| Language: |
en |
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kahler01-pg02.jpg |
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Master file format: TIFF, 600 dpi, Epson GT-10000+ flatbed scanner. |
| Rights: |
http://osulibrary.oregonstate.edu/specialcollections/coll/pauling/dna/copyright.html |
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In reply to your letter of January 15, the paper "The Electron Microscopy of Sodium Desoxyribonucleate" by H. Kahler and B.J.
Lloyd, Jr. is in press in the Biochimica and Biophysica Acta. Enclosed is an abstract presented before the Electron Microscope
Society. In this paper, we conlude that the diameter of the nucleic is 15+_ 5A. Most of our measurements were actually within
a range of 15+-2A, but there's some uncertainty about the exact place with a shadow ends. An arbitrary decision has been
made in making the measurement, and since the decision may lead to a systematic air a couple of A we leaned backwards and
simply put about figure 5 A has the overall air noted in any event, I would be surprised at the diameter is greater than 20
A. our photographs have one important advantage over those of Williams in that the fibers tend to lie in a flatter position
on the substrate film, whereas in his technique most of the fibers are partially off without due to the freezing process.
However, it was very satisfying to find that that's got the same value and completely independent determinations. I very much
interested in your paper and should like to receive a reprint as soon as possible.
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