Holley, Khorana, and Nirenberg. - Provides details of the 1968 Nobel prize awarded for their interpretation of the genetic code and its function in protein synthesis. Includes lectures and biography.Crick, Watson, and Wilson - Provides biographies and transcripts of the Nobel lectures given when awarded the prize for their discoveries concerning the molecular structure of nucleic acids.
Herbert Boyer and Stanley Cohen - A short biography of the inventors of the method of cloning genetically engineered molecules in foreign cells.
James Watson and Francis Crick - Essay on their lives and achievements by Robert Wright. Features a time line, slide show, and links to related resources.
Sutton and Boveri - Study which attempts to elucidate the meaning of the chromosome hypothesis based on the original scientific works, taking into account the scientific context of that time. Text available for download in pdf format.
Joshua Lederberg - Provides a range of information on the collection of papers held at the National Library of Medicine . A major portion of the collection is available in digital format.
James Watson and Francis Crick - Paper on the structure for Deoxyribose Nucleic Acid. Published in 1953.
George Wells Beadle - Guide to the collection of papers held at the California Institute of Technology . Includes descriptive summary, collection history, and biography.
Colin Munroe MacLeod - Full text facsimile of Biographical Memoirs by Walsh McDermott. Requires Adobe Acrobat to view.
Max Delbruck - Features a biography, vita, portrait, references, and related links.
Ochoa and Kornberg - Details the Nobel prize awarded in 1959 for their discovery of the mechanisms in the biological synthesis of ribonucleic acid and deoxyribonucleic acid. Includes lectures and biography.
Arthur Kornberg - Interview with an introduction by Joshua Lederberg. Features his early life and research programs
Fred Griffith: Genetic Transformation: a Retrospective Appreciation - Facsimile of the first memorial lecture given by W.Hayes. Requires Adobe Acrobat to view.
Hermann Joseph Muller - Provides information on the Nobel prize awarded in 1946 for the discovery of the production of mutations by means of X-ray irradiation. Includes lecture and biography.
Nettie Maria Stevens - Short biography, portrait, and related links.
Chargaff's Legacy - Article discusses the four rules on DNA base composition now shown to be fundamental to the understanding of the structure and function of DNA.
Beadle, Tatum, and Lederberg - Provides details of the Nobel prize awarded in 1958 for their discovery that genes act by regulating definite chemical events. Includes lectures and biography.
Francis Crick - Brief biography with portrait . Includes related links, published books and papers, and references.
Francis Harry Compton Crick - Biography and text of his 1962 Nobel lecture.
Joshua Lederberg - Transcript of a 1996 interview conducted by Lev Pevzner. Covers his early life, family and interests, and research.