UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA Tue Mepicat ScHoou Miyweaporis 14 DEPARTMENT OF PHYSIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY October 1 ’ 1956 Professor Joshua Lederberg Department of Genetics College of Agriculture University of Wisconsin Madison 6, Wiswonsin Dear Professor Lederberg: If you don't know what "K12S" is, there is very little likelihood that a biochemist like myself is going to find out. I strongly suspect that your wild-type culture which you sent will suffice for our purposes and we are proceeding with our studies accordingly. Many thanks for your kind courtesy and help. Yours sincerely, tener" Professor PDB:ejb