Notebook titled '1963', November 1963 - March 1964
Item
Identifier: Coll-1255/5/20
Scope and Contents
Notebook contains notes on crossing experiments with Paramecium stock 540. The back of the notebook contains notes regarding the Lambda symbiont of Paramecium.
Dates
- Creation: November 1963 - March 1964
Language of Materials
English
Physical Description
1 notebook 22 x 27.5
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
The Paramecium stock, which became known as stock 540, was collected by Tracy Sonneborn in Mexico. Sonneborn sent the stock to Beale in Edinburgh in 1956, where it was discovered that the stock was a 'mate-killer' and containined 'mu' particles in the cytoplasm.
Extent
1 notebook
Physical Location
CLX-A-1287
Physical Description
1 notebook 22 x 27.5
Dimensions
22 x 27.5
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
Contact:
Centre for Research Collections
University of Edinburgh Main Library
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Edinburgh EH8 9LJ Scotland
+44(0)131 650 8379
heritagecollections@ed.ac.uk
Centre for Research Collections
University of Edinburgh Main Library
George Square
Edinburgh EH8 9LJ Scotland
+44(0)131 650 8379
heritagecollections@ed.ac.uk