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Biological Chemistry
Mix-up
March 27, 2006
| A version of this story appeared in
Volume 84, Issue 13
In the obituary for Theodore Puck, reference was made to his research in genes and chromosomes (C&EN, Dec. 19, 2005, page 70): "He devised techniques ... and helped determine the number of chromosomes in a gene." I think it's the other way around. The genes make up a chromosome. A minor point but important nonetheless. At least Watson and Crick might say it's important.
Tom Russo
Jacksonville, Fla.
correction
March 6, page 33:
The number of asbestos personal injury claims Grace faced when it filed for bankruptcy reorganization in 2001 was 129,000, not 325,000.
March 13, page 56:
The insect that produces cochineal was identified as a parasitic beetle. It is not a beetle but a mealybug, Dactylopius coccus, and it is not a parasite. Beetles and mealybugs are in different insect orders.
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