Scope and Contents Grant applications filed by R.P. Ambler and submitted to the Medical Research Council. Topics of the applications include 'Investigation of protein from bacteria and Drosophila', 'Structural investigation of beta lactamase proteins and genes', 'A central facility at the University of Edinburgh for high-sensitivity protein sequencing', 'The structure and genetic study of the alcohol dehydrogenase of Drosphilia melanogaster', 'Amino acid sequence determination of bacterial proteins by...

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Correspondence chiefly concerns the establishment and progress of Walliker's MRC research programme at the Institute of Animal Genetics, conditions regarding his grant and Beale's recommendation of him for a University professorship.

Except for a few early letters, copies of Beale's own replies to Walliker are not present.

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The correspondence spans Carter's appointment to Beale's research group, his ongoing research and his work at the National Institutes of Health, Maryland. Also present are letters from the Medical Research Council regarding funding for Carter's post and Beale and Carter's reports of work to the Council.

Much of the correspondence appears to consist of Carter's letters to Beale, with copies of Beale's replies not present.

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Contains copies of draft and completed grant application forms for various scientific projects, with related papers, including correspondence and reports to funding bodies. Proposed projects include research on stem cells, cloning, transgenics and animal embryology.