| Description | Discusses: biology at molecular level and its prospects; reasons for setting up international laboratory; scientific programme - structure of proteins and other biological macromolecules, molecular basis of the immune response, viruses, nervous system, project K (K12 strain of Escherichia coli) (the five themes); the working groups to carry out programme of laboratory on basis of the five themes (15 groups); staff and site; outline plan for laboratory; build-up and financial estimates. With tables.
With appendices: 1. F H C Crick - the complete solution of E coli; 2. J Monod - outline of justifications for creation of a preparative department in the European Laboratory; 3. H E Huxley - electron microscopy in the EMBO Laboratory; 4. M delbruck - an ex-European looks at a proposal for a European Laboratory; 5. S Brenner - differentiation, morphogenesis and the nervous system. |