Grand Island, Nebr.
duly 50, 1953

Dre He Be Glass

SCIENCE

1515 Massachusetts Avenue, NW.
Washington 5, DeCe

Dear Bentley!

  
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
   
 
   
 
  
   
  

I picked up proof on our “Sex" p
an aute trip to the West Coast, ans >
wvler the clrounstances. The MS wy sent wrier separate cover.

before leaving on

Theanke for add the oxtfe ,
seeme in good order (minor exception ked on the galley) excppt for the
halftones for figures 3-4 mi d
these are unacceptable nope that this oan be corrected, because

} if anything, better. I will have to

yo witernatives: a better plate -- and you
Pi dure done quite satisfacterily in the OSH
he whéle thing and follow Note A for correc-
h point in printing this se is.

3-4 and captions on galley 4. For last line above
ve | photographs published eleewhere (Lederberg et al. 1951).
The detemmination yhether the dipleids show a doubling of the chromosome ,
Naot yet’ psabject to indepéndent, objective verification.
Ss the’ remainder of thie paragraph (6 lines below figures 3-4) also.

 
  
 

On galley 3, replace line indicated with
- logioal observations on haploid K-12 cultures have been

Naturally, I hope it will be possible to retain the figures, but I
thought it best to be forearmed against the alternative necessity. Unfortunately,
there is ho way I could get the negatives to you (if these could help) short
of a month's delay.

Esther and I are bound for the West Coast, will probably see Ed Tatum
about August 89, and will be at the 5.A.B. meeting the 10th-l4th. This by way
of cues for any further corresponience, if needed. On the whole, it might be
better if you dealt with Ed: he is sonewhat more stationary et the moment, and
I'11 be seeing him soon anyhow.

Sincerely,

Joshua Lederberg