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THE Genetical Society of Great Britain held its hundredth meeting in Cambridge during June 29-July 1. It was also the thirtieth anniversary of the Society, founded by William Bateson in 1919, and the meeting was intended to be one with time and, possible, atmosphere for taking stock of the past and looking at the future. This aim was substantialy attained. There were three addresses at the opening session, by Profs. Punnett, Sonneborn and Nachtsheim. The remainder of the meeting consisted of a small number of papers on work in progress at the Department of Genetics, Cambridge, and of a comprehensive demonstration, including visits to various Cambridge laboratories, of genetical research in Great Britain. A number of geneticists from abroad attended the meeting and most of the genetical societies of other countries were represented.
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PONTECORVO, G. Fifty Years Of Genetics. Nature 164, 1124–1125 (1949). https://doi.org/10.1038/1641124a0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/1641124a0