'Historical and Current Aspects of the Problem of Protein Synthesis'. Pp. 265-281 in: The Harvey Lectures Delivered Under the Auspices of The Harvey Society of New York 1953-1954 Under the Patronage of The New York Academy of Medicine. Series LIV [54] [Fifty-Four].

ZAMECNIK, Paul C[harles]. (1912-):

Published by New York & London: Academic Press, 1960., 1960

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First Edition. Entire volume offered. xv, 312 pp. Original cloth. Near Fine, without dust jacket. '[E]fforts to understand the biosynthesis of the peptide bond. The subject has a long history but critical progress began to be made in the early fifties. One thinks, in particular, of the pioneering work of Zamecnik and Hoagland, of Lipmann, of Berg' (H. Gobind Khorana, 'Nucleic acid synthesis in the study of the genetic code', Nobel Lecture, December 12, 1968). Also includes François JACOB, 'Genetic Control of Viral Functions' (1-39). Jacob: Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, 1965 (shared with André Lwoff and Jacques Monod), 'for their discoveries concerning genetic control of enzyme and virus synthesis.' Other lecturers are Bradley, Wigglesworth, Eagle, K. Lorenz, Kuffler, Buchanan, and Stanier.

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• Title: 'Historical and Current Aspects of the Problem of Protein Synthesis'. Pp. 265-281 in: The Harvey Lectures Delivered Under the Auspices of The Harvey Society of New York 1953-1954 Under the Patronage of The New York Academy of Medicine. Series LIV [54] [Fifty-Four].
• Publisher: New York & London: Academic Press, 1960.
• Publication Date: 1960
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket