Person Cairns; Hugh John Forster (1922 - 2018) Cairns Hugh John Forster 1922 - 2018 British Male 21/11/1922 19221121 12/11/2018 20181112

John Cairns was renowned for his work on chromosome replication. A series of simple yet elegant experiments, involving autoradiography of DNA from Escherichia coli, showed the length of the chromosome and the replicating fork, and lead to the model associated with John’s name. Later studies resulted in the isolation of an important polymerase mutant which changed currently accepted ideas about the enzymes involved in DNA replication. Earlier, John had made several significant discoveries about the growth of viruses. They included the slow virus release from animal as opposed to bacterial cells, cytoplasmic sites of virus synthesis, and early genetic mapping of an animal virus. Professor John Cairns FRS died on 12 November 2018. Lectures: Leeuwenhoek 1978, on 'Bacteria as proper subjects for cancer research'. Fellow 21/03/1974 51 International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa 1996 ISBN 0-9696035-3-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 21 Nov 1922 - 12 Nov 2018 NA3949 21/11/2001 Andyg pmab 28/03/2023 RS_NET\JonathanB Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/90770413 cb4b473c-3b85-486b-8466-4685ccc9e59a