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Scientists Give Report On Bacteria Heredity

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Three University scientists have reported the latest results of their study on the chemistry of heredity in bacteria.

Paul M. Doty, professor of Chemistry, Michael Litt, tutor in Biochemical Sciences, and Julius Marmur, research fellow in Biology and Chemistry, have used sound waves in studying desoxyribose nucleic solid, believed to be "the essential hereditary material of all living organisms, except some viruses."

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