THE ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY

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December 9, 1980

JOSHUA LEDERBERG

PRESIDENT

‘Dr. Gerald Edelman
The Rockefeller University

Dear Gerry:

The ms. "Sulfhydryl-dependent inhibition of lymphocyte
and microtubule assembly by quinone metabolites of benzene"
by R. D. Irons, D. Neptun and R. W. Pfeifer has been sent
to me for communication to the Proceedings of the National
Academy of Sciences. The journal's procedure requires in-
dependent, anonymous review by two referees.

Would you be able and agreeable to reviewing the ms.
and recording your comments on the enclosed form provided
by PNAS?

If this is not feasible for you, within a reasonable
period of time please return the ms. and form; but I would
be grateful for your suggestions of alternative referees.

I fully appreciate the burden entailed by this kind of
task, but am sure it is not necessary ,to elaborate on the
categorical need for quality control that is only possible
by mutual criticism in science.

Your comments will be returned to the author under
strict anonymity, and I will of course hold them as privileged
and confidential.

Siyserely,

    
 

shua Lederberg

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