Stories by Heinz Fraenkel-Conrat

The Genetic Code of a Virus

The tobacco mosaic virus consists of hereditary material and a single protein. Artificial changes in the hereditary material elucidate how it directs the synthesis of the three-dimensional molecule of protein...

October 1, 1964 — Heinz Fraenkel-Conrat

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Rebuilding A Virus

The tobacco mosaic virus is composed of protein and nucleic acid, which may be separated by gentle chemical treatment. When the two components are mixed together, they form infective virus particles...

June 1, 1956 — Heinz Fraenkel-Conrat