April 27, 1953
Dear Professor Goldschmidt:

Thank you for your appreciative remarks. Writing the review was an education
for me, and I hope I have not confused too many details. It is cbvious that our
thinking about cytoplasmic heredity, and from this, the identity of the organism
needs to be drastically reconsidered in the light of working following Buchner's.

I had not realized he was your former student; I was equally surpr&bed earlier to
learn that Schrader had worked on the subject 30 years ago: I cannot remember that
he had ever mentioned it at Coluxbia. The publishers have just sent me an announce-—
ment of Buchner's book,and I am looking forward to seeing it. It might be a useful
service if it were translated into English: perhaps Steinhaus could be persuaded,

I regpet to give you sad tidings about Huskins. His wife died some few weeks ag: .
and to add to his bmndens he has suffered a heart attack, and will be hodpitalized
several weeks, I have not been allowed to see him, but understand he is doing rather
be tter now.

Yours truly,

Joshua Lederberg