Department of Nutrition QULEN ELIZABETH COLLEGE, Campden Hill Road, London, W.8. l9th February, 1958. Dear Joshua, Thank you for your letter, I can quite understand that you are sceptical about our results. No one has yet conclusively shown transformation in coli, On the other hand, I can assure you that we are quite satisfied with our own results. I am looking forward very much to hearing that you have confirmed them, With kind regards, Yours sincerely, geo . vob la Professor J. Lederberg, Department of Genetics, University of Wisconsin, Madison 6, Wis., U.S.A.