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IN the last few years certain important advances have been made in the genetics of micro-organisms. Their implications are fundamental for genetics and go far beyond it, since they forecast a synthesis with microbiology, immunology and biochemistry. It is therefore fortunate that a very suggestive view of the whole field is now available in the form of a special issue of the Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden*, containing the papers read, and the ensuing discussion, at a conference on “Gene Action in Microorganisms” held last February at St. Louis. The volume should be read by all those interested in the general trends of biology.
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PONTECORVO, G. MICROBIOLOGY, BIOCHEMISTRY, AND THE GENETICS OF MICRO-ORGANISMS. Nature 157, 95–96 (1946). https://doi.org/10.1038/157095a0
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