Advances

in Molecular, Cellular and
Developmental Biology
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Editor: Dr. Adam §. Wilkins, The Company of Biologists Limited, Austin Building, University of Cambridge,

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Advisory Editors: Dr. Bruce M. Alberts, Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, 964S, University of California,
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3 March, 1994

 

Dr Joshua Lederberg
Rockefeller University
New York, NY 10021-6399
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

 

Dear Dr Lederberg,

I am writing to enquire if you would consider writing a
scientific obituary of Dr William Hayes, who died recently in
London, for my journal, BioEssays. I am, of course, aware of
the history of the bacterial recombination story and of the
intersection of his work with yours, and would value this
contribution from you, if it should be a possibility. I have
read your various "Perspective" pieces in Genetics and have
enjoyed them thoroughly. If you would prefer, however, not to
write an obituary for Dr Hayes but would consider one for Dr
Bernard Davis, we would also be glad to have that article. Dr
Davis and I corresponded late last year and I believe that his
last article was his "Roots" reminiscence for BioEssays (copy
enclosed).

There is, it should be mentioned, a small honorarium to
authors for all BioEssays articles, in the form of the
author's choice of a year's subscription to the journal or a
cheque for $90. In case you are not familiar with our journal,
I enclose a sample copy here, along with an obituary on Dr
McClintock that we ran in 1992. I hope that you will be able
to give this invitation -- for either Dr Hayes or Dr Davis --
favourable consideration.

With best wishes,

Yours sincerely

Dr’Adam $. wiki pr

Editor, BioEssays