Stories by Elie L. Wollman

Viruses and Genes

When a virus infects a bacterium, the genes of the virus sometimes act as genes of their host. The phenomenon has illuminated the mechanism of both heredity and infection

June 1, 1961 — Elie L. Wollman and François Jacob

Health

Sexuality in Bacteria

It has only recently been shown that bacteria have chromosomes and genes. Now it has been found that one bacterium can inject its genes into another by conjugation, giving rise to a hybrid...

July 1, 1956 — Elie L. Wollman and Franois Jacob