Notebook titled 'Kappa (var. 4) / Lambda (var. 8) / March 1962 / At back Metagon Infections / 1963', 1959-1963
Scope and Contents
Notebook contains notes on antigen isolation and characterisation, phenotypic lag experiments and 'mu' particles dating from 16 July 1959. The back of the notebook contains notes on metagon-infection experiments from February-June 1963.
Also contains some loose leaf notes inserted into the volume.
Dates
- Creation: 1959-1963
Language of Materials
English
Physical Description
1 notebook 20.5 x 26cm
Conditions Governing Access
Open. Where noted, the researcher may be required to complete a Data Protection undertaking form. A small amount of material is restricted and cannot be produced.
Biographical / Historical
Some of these notes refer to Beale's 'metagon' theory, which postulated that certain genes might liberate in the cytoplasm of Paramecia invisible entities called 'metagons' which control the ability of the cell to permit growth of visible endosymbiotic 'mu' (mate-killer) particles. Beale's key paper about the metagon was published in collaboration with Ian Gibson in 1962. Ultimately, however, it had to be abandoned, because Beale was unable to discover any consistent results from later experiments. 'Kappa' and 'Lambda' refer to certain symbionts of Paramecium.
Extent
1 notebook
Physical Location
CLX-A-1287
Physical Description
1 notebook 20.5 x 26cm
Dimensions
20.5 x 26cm
Creator
- From the Fonds: Beale, Geoffrey Herbert, 1913-2009 (founder of malaria genetics, Royal Society professor) (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository
Centre for Research Collections
University of Edinburgh Main Library
George Square
Edinburgh EH8 9LJ Scotland
+44(0)131 650 8379
heritagecollections@ed.ac.uk