"Beadle makes an exceptionally fine impression and is undoubtedly one of the most
promising men of his age in Biology - a man to be watched."
Frank Blair Hanson. Diary entry. September 1936.
"Although the chances that our work on artificial antibodies will lead to results
of practical value in the immediate future are not great, there does exist some possibility
that the researches will have practical application."
Linus Pauling. Letter to Frank Blair Hanson. May 29, 1942.
"It does not seem to us that we should consider going in for the support of immunology
on a broad front at the present time."
Frank Blair Hanson. Letter to Linus Pauling. May 7, 1943.