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YALE UNIVERSITY
OSBORN BOTANICAL LABORATORY
NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT
October 15, 1946

Dr. G. W. Beadle
California Institute of Technology
Pasadena, California .

Dear Beets:

Thanks very much for your recent letters. The
possibility of attending the Microbiology Congress is very exciting
and I hope that it will be possible. Of course to a large extent
it will depend on whether or not travelling expenses can be provided
for here. I am looking into this and will write Dr. Wingewithin a
very few days. By the way, are you planning to attend the Congress?

'I have an apology to make regarding some cultures
which were sent some time ago and regarding which David recent ly
wrote you. It appears that these were submerged in our cold room
and did not reappear until our toominfrequent clean-up took place,
All of the cultures seem to be here so it will not be necessary
to send duplicates. .

Finally, thank you very much for your previous
note regarding bacterial genetics. It is, we feel, a very exciting
field and we will keep you in touch with progress, Dr. Van Niel
has a preliminary copy of a proposed paper. Perhaps you could get
it from him and take a look at it, We would appreciate your comments
and criticisms,

With best regards to everyone,

Sincerely,
. AO
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E. L. Tatum
an Professor of Microbiology

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