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Letter from Linus Pauling to Herbert Kahler. January 27, 1953.
Pauling writes to thank Kahler for providing his data on the diameter of DNA and to insure Kahler that a reference to this information has been included in Pauling and Corey's forthcoming publication on the structure of the nucleic acids.

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27 January 1953

Dr. Herbert Kahler

National Institutes of Health

National Cancer Institute

Bethesda 14, Maryland

Dear Herbert:

Thanks for the letter. It arrived on the same day as our proof, and we have inserted a reference to your work.

We shall send you a reprint when they are available.

Sincerely yours

Linus Pauling:W

[handwritten annotation: "asked Kay to send nucleic acid paper"]

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