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Pre-history of the laboratory of Genetics. "bacteriophage lambda has a head and a tail". "its DNA has two arms: the left arm and the right arm". Pre-history of the laboratory of Genetic: 1962-1973. mid-prehistory milestone:. dubbed "René Thomas and the Ten Little Niggers".
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"bacteriophage lambda has a head and a tail" "its DNA has two arms: the left arm and the right arm"
mid-prehistory milestone: dubbed "René Thomas and the Ten Little Niggers"
Between '62 and '66: flurry of papers? NOTHING!!! (Bull Acad Royale Belg, IF = 0,03 Arch Int Physiol Bioch, IF = 0,002) What was René doing during all those years?
Angels fly because they take themselves lightly. Gilbert K. Chesterton
late prehistory: large sedentary settlements early prehistory: small group of nomadic hunters
Ghysen A, Thomas R. The formation of sense organs in Drosophila: a logical approach. Bioessays. 2003 Aug;25(8):802-7 Laboratoire de Neurog始師ique
Major title to fame: control mechanisms in lambda, or boolean treatment? Google…
René had (at least) four lifes: did he have nine? open question… but we have some cues…
Société Belge de Génétique: Amicale des Anciens Généticiens Joseph et l'incendie Les souliers de St Nicolas La mutante Musique: la belle Hélène, PDQ Bach