Oxford Meeting of the Society for General Microbiology, 24-25 September 1970

Abstract : The regular fall meeting of the Society brought together scientists, teachers and students from British universities. The feature of the meeting was a Symposium on Function and Metabolism of Nucleic Acids which presented various aspects of synthesis and structure of ribose nucleic acids and their configuration in bacterial ribosomes. The fate of deoxyribonucleic acids during mixed infections with bacteriophages was reviewed. Also included were a fascinating description of the expression of genetic information by avian red blood cell nuclei when introduced into nucleated mouse cells, and the use of nearest neighbor base analyses for characterizing nucleic acids of viruses. In addition to the Symposium, 27 original papers were read in double sessions occupying one day. The papers covered work with viruses, bacteria, fungi and protozoa.