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Lederberg1 and Olby2 cite enough references to show that many biologists quickly recognized the significance of pneumococcal transformation by DNA. The history of such a subject has great intrinsic interest, and often acts as a cautionary tale that should suggest that there are oversights and false assumptions at the present time. It may therefore be permissible to add something more to the record.
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PIRIE, N. Avery in Retrospect. Nature 240, 572 (1972). https://doi.org/10.1038/240572a0
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