. . . th agape
Dr.W.Hdeumann Braunschweig, Jane24"" 1956

Botanisches Institut Humboldtstrasse 1
Technische koachschule

Professor Dr.Joshua Lederberg
University of Wisconsin
College of Agriculture
Department of Genetics

Madison 6 / Wisc.-U.S.A.

   

Dear Professor Lederberg,

I thank you very much.for your letter of the 7 inst.
and for the cultures W-6 ap W-1177 you sent me. I shall 4a
test these strains with my’ own methods to find out if: ‘y
morpholpgic-cytological signs of a sexual process are ‘to ‘
be notised in mixed cultures. .

hin the meantime FE have realized hat the subcultures
of my bacterial strain Bg= Are contaminated. Therefore I
ask. yous to leave BB. out and to test only the sérains Ba,
BE ‘and Hyd - ~ as :

i beg to thank you alse for your’ “propodal sto bring me
inta9 touch with Professor WILSON, thus enabking. me to re- &
sume ‘my investigations on nitrogen fixation BY Thizobia
in yitro Whilst staying in your laboratorys The: problem

of nitrogen fixation is highly interesting, though extraor-
dinary difficult. I. had to; interrupt’ my investigations as
it was ‘impogsible to manage without any assistance.

“My application for a scholarship at your’ Jaboratory
has’ been sent in to the Deutsche..Forschungsgemeinschaft -
(address: Bad Godesberg beBoni sy -Re hkengraben. 46). Yot,
would greatly oblige me by supporting this applications
It would be advisable to state:am Your letder:1. that you.
think it essential to test, my -Borpnologic- ‘eytolo:ical; <
statements on the sexual Proce star-forming pacterta =:
by your genetic methods, . 2. tha’ upee investigations will
take one year's time, and 3.tha Gvsalary is paid there.

As soon as I shall have learnt,if the scholarsnip has
been granted and to what amgunt, rE shall apply as well to™
the United States Educational Commission in the Federal
Republic of Germany (Fulbright Commission) and -if necessa-
lyr also to the Rockefeller Foundation.

Thanking you in advance for your help, I am,

 

 
 

 

very sincerely yours,