Esther M. Zimmer Lederberg: Stolen Documents

Achievements of Esther M. Zimmer Lederberg

Implementation of Replica Plating

Discovery of Bacteriophage lambda

Discovery of specialized transduction with lambda

Discovery of Fertility factor F (the first discovered episome)

Galactosemia transduction research with M. Laurance Morse

Participation in the discovery of specialized transduction
(with M. Laurance Morse and others)

Maltophilia transduction research with Enrico Calef et al.

Founding and direction of the Plasmid Reference Center

Consultant, Plasmid Nomenclature Committee

For detailed information about Esther M. Lederberg's achievements, click here.

The problems that Esther M. Lederberg had to surmount during the course of her career included attempted falsification of the historical record, misrepresentation, and theft of correspondence and other documentation, supported by gender discrimination. It is rare that one can obtain documentary evidence of deliberate misappropriation of property; click here to see the evidence of Josh Lederberg's act. To see over 200 letters and papers misappropriated by Joshua Lederberg and displayed on his NLM website, click here.

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