THE CHILDRENS HOSPITAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION

CINCINNATI. OHIO
293

ELLAND AVE.AND BETHESDA
DEPARTMENT OF PEDIATRICS
COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI

March 1, 1957

Dr, Joshua Lederberg
Professor of Genetics
The University of Wisconsin
College of Agriculture
Madison 6, Wisconsin

Dear Joshua:

Thank you very much for sending me 2 copies of the
paper that you prepared for the Texas Symposium, I read it with great
interest last night. It is, of course, your usual fine exposition on the
subject of "Viruses, Genes and Cells" but I was rather sorry to note
that it touched only very lightly and most indirectly on the title which
appears in the program, namely: "Viruses as Transducing Agents and
Their Potential Significance in Cancer", I think your suggestion that
your article be mimeographed and distributed to the participants is an
excellent one and I hope that Dr, Dmochowski will consider this, If Dr.
Dmochowski should ask me to read your paper as a means of starting
further discussion on the subject listed in the program, I shall be glad
to do so and shall follow your suggestion by leaving out the first 3 pages
of your manuscript,

Many thanks also for sending me a copy of your private
communication regarding your work on bacterial protoplasts, While your
findings in themselves represent most important new contributions I am
particularly delighted to note that in your usual fine fashion you are intro-
ducing the unifying, conceptual principles that have been lacking up to the
present time,

With best wishes for a pleasant and profitable trip.
Sincerely yours,

Whe

Albert B, Sabin, M. D.
ABS:meh ™

ec: Dr, Leon Dmochowski