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Comparative image of wire and space-filled molecular models of A-type DNA and Fourier map of A-type DNA. Referenced as "DNA A model and Fourier"

Produced by the MRC Biophysics Research Unit/Department of Biophysics, King's College London.

King's College London Department of Biophysics

KCL Department of Biophysics: glass and acetate slides ('quarter plates', 'whole plates' and 'half plates') relating to the work of the Medical Research Council (MRC) Biophysics Research Unit (KCL Department of Biophysics from 1964)

KCL Department of Biophysics: quarter plate series: slides of images relating to research conducted in the Biophysics Unit and subsequently Department of Biophysics

Photographic image referenced as a "Reflecting Microscope"

Photographic image referenced as "Reflecting Microscope"

Graph referenced as "Absorption spectra of purines, pyrimidines and nucleic acids"

Graph referenced as "Microphotometer recordings of thymine spectrum at room temperature and at 90 k [Kelvin]"

Schematic diagram referenced as "Absorption cell for low temperature studies"

Schematic diagram referenced as "Ultraviolet achromatic refraction objective 1.24 NA [numerical aperture]"

Diagram referenced as "Middle piece and tail of a ram spermatozoa"

Diagram referenced as "Head structure of ram spermatozoa"

Diagram referenced as "Circular scales for angle measurements"

Diagram referenced as "Circular dial 1-100"

Printed diagram referenced as "Generalized drawing of mammalian sperm"

Printed diagram captioned as "Drawings of different mammalian sperms"

Printed diagram of a transverse section of seminiferous tubule in a mammal referenced as "Mammalian sperm heads"

Printed diagram captioned as "Drawing of the stages of spermatogenesis in mammals"

Printed diagram captioned as "Drawing of the stages of spermatogenesis in guinea pigs"

Printed graph referenced as "Ethyl-alcohol in CCl4 [carbon chloride] layer 1mm (1-3) and 5mm (4-6)"

Printed graph referenced as "absorption spectrum of methyl alcohol in carbon tetrachloride solutions"

Table captioned as "Fine structure in ultra-violet absorption spectra of some purines, pyrimidines, amino acids, nucleosides etc. "

Microscopic image of cellular structure [no reference]

Ultra-violet absorption spectra image and path length recordings referenced as "Ultra-violet absorption spectra of para and ortho substituted phenols"

Ultra-violet absorption spectra and path length recordings referenced as "Ultra-violet absorption spectra of pyridine bases"

Ultra-violet absorption spectra image and path length recordings referenced as "The effect on the ultra-violet absorption spectrum of substituting an octyl group in the othro position to a hydroxyl group"

Microscope image referenced as "Effect of ultrasonics upon mitosis sticky chromosome bridges"

Graph showing ultra-violet absorption curves relating to the effect of ultrasonics on nucleic acids referenced as "Effect of ultrasonics in nucleic acids. U.V. Absorption curves"

Copy of J M M Pinkerton's paper, "On the Pulse Method of Measuring Ultrasonic Absorption in Liquids" in Proceedings of the Physical Society, Section B, Volume 62, Number 5, 1949.

Series of microscopic images of Tobacco Mosaic Virus (TMV) crystals referenced as "TMV crystals"

Photograph referenced as "Mechanical parts of reflecting objective"

Microscope image referenced as "Autoradiography of newt cells"

Copy of a photographic print referenced as "Accelerated flow method for rapid reactions"

Copy of a photographic print referenced as "Accelerated flow apparatus and amplifier"

Copy of a photographic print referenced as "Accelerated flow apparatus"

Graph referenced as "Ultra-violet absorption spectrum of nuclear sap"

Copy of a photographic print referenced as "Cassor double beam oscilloscope. Chassis from underneath"

Graph referenced as "Micro-photometer record across chick fibroblast and wedge"

Photographic image referenced as "Phase annali"

Microscopic image referenced as "Ferric oxide solution X13,000"

Microscopic image referenced as "Wyoming Bentonite. Large particle size x 13000"

Microscopic image referenced as "Wyoming Bentonite. Small particle size E.S.D. 15-20 mp"

Copy of a printed table of the structural data of minerals in clay referenced as "Structural data of minerals (Clay)"

Microscope image referenced as "Autoradiograph 28 day exposure"

Microscope image referenced as "Autoradiograph, newt normal 20 days"

Microscope image referenced as "Autoradiograph 5 days"

Microscopic image referenced as "Vanadium pentoxide solution aged x13,000"

Microscopic image referenced as "Vanadium pentoxide solution fresh x13,000"

Table referenced as "Reflecting objectives 0.18"

Photographic image referenced as "Interferogram 0.79 N.A. [numerical aperture] 33% [central obstruction] 0.21"

Photographic image referenced as "Interferogram 0.54 N.A. [numerical aperture] 35% [central obstruction] 0.24"

Photographic image referenced as "Tobacco mosaic virus (T.M.V.) 7 Interchanging bands"

Photographic image referenced as "Tobacco mosaic virus (T.M.V.) 12 Helical contour"

Schematic diagram referenced as "Amici component N.A. [numerical aperture] 1.4"

Microscopic image of unknown cellular structure [no reference].

Hand-drawn graph referenced as "Absorption curves for two constituents of chick fibroblast in tissue culture"

Diagram referenced as "Measuring grid"

Microscopic image referenced as "Mitotic cells in a chick"

Diagram referenced as "Microphotometer dial"

Schematic diagram referenced as "Diagram of apparatus. Optical paths"

Copy of a printed diagram of extinction curves in the ultraviolet absorption spectrum referenced as "Extinction curves"

Schematic diagram referenced as "Clocking system. Exposure times"

Graph referenced as "Microphotometer trace through a living cell"

Graph referenced as "Microphotometer trace at 312. Irradiation nuclei"

Graph referenced as "Microphotometer trace at 265. Irradiation nuclei"

Graph referenced as "Measurement of absorption in irradiated cells"

Graph referenced as "Measurements of absorption of a living irradiated cell"

Schematic diagram referenced as "Optical paths in apparatus"

Graph showing ultra-violet absorption curve referenced as "Extractions from bean root tips"

Graph referenced as "Ultra-violet absorption curve of in vitro and in root lip extract"

Diagram referenced as "Generalized diagram of mammalian sperm"

Diagram referenced as "Diagram of head of ram sperm"

Diagram referenced as "Diagram of middle piece transverse section R.S. 7"

Diagram referenced as "Diagram of middle piece of ram sperm. Longitudinal section"

Diagram referenced as "Diagram of head of ram sperm. Cross sections through tail and fibrils"

Diagram referenced as "Diagram of head of ram sperm showing axes of symmetry"

Microscope image referenced as "Ram spermatozoa paper. Plate I"

Microscope image referenced as "Ram spermatozoa paper. Plate II"

Microscope image referenced as "Ram spermatozoa paper. Plate III"

Microscope image referenced as "Ram spermatozoa paper. Plate IV"

Microscope image referenced as "Ram spermatozoa paper. Plate V"

Microscope image referenced as "Ram spermatozoa paper. Plate VI"

Comparative image of diffraction patterns of RNA and DNA upper layer lines referenced as "E Upper layer liver on RNA and DNA. Spencer Fig. 5"

Comparative microscope image referenced as "RNA liquid crystals. Spencer. Fig 7"

Composite x-ray diffraction exposure of DNA and RNA referenced as "Comparison of DNA and RNA x-ray patterns. Spencer Fig 2"

Molecular diagram entitled "DNA Purine-Pyrimidine Pairs Hoogsteen Type" referenced as "Hoogsteen base pair diagram"

Comparative image referenced as "S RNA model and RNA diagram"

Molecular diagram entitled "DNA Purine-Pyrimidine Pairs (Watson-Crick type)" Referenced as "Arnott refined Watson-Crick pairs"

X-ray diffraction exposure referenced as "RNA with 6, 7, 8th layer lines resolved. Film 3290"

Comparative image of "Long B DNA model and diagram"

Photographic image of "Long A DNA model"

Microscopic image of RNA referenced as "Spencer et al paper A Fig 8"

Labelled x-ray diffraction exposure referenced as "Spencer et al paper B Fig 4"

Diagram referenced as "Spencer et al paper C Fig 6"

Captioned comparison image of x-ray diffraction exposures of RNA and A DNA referenced as "Spencer et al paper G Fig 3"

Diagram explaining the process of protein synthesis referenced as "Protein synthesis"

Graph referenced as "Lithium [Li] Salt DNA N (z) tests"

Graph referenced as "Sodium [Na] salt DNA N (z) tests"

Photograph referenced as "t RNA Courtauld model and tail and bends"

Photograph of a molecular space-filled model of A-type DNA referenced as "Courtauld A Model"

Photograph referenced as "t RNA Courtauld model no bend and no tail"

Photograph referenced as "t RNA Courtauld model and bend and tail"

Photograph referenced as "t RNA model and bend Courtauld"

X-ray diffraction exposure referenced as "t RNA spotty rings M W spec. Film 2122"

X-ray diffraction exposure referenced as "t RNA split upper layer lines film 3281"

Graph referenced as "Bernal chart"

Molecular diagram referenced as "DNA base pairs. Bio-Physics lectures"

Graph referenced as "Fluorescence depolarization. Thymoglobulin p-H desaturation (Steiner + Edelhock 1960)"

Graph referenced as "Study of antibody-naptin binding by fluorescence polarization (Velich et al 1961)"

Graph referenced as "Fluorescence depolarization. Thymoglobulin. (Steiner + Edelhock 1960)"

Molecular diagram referenced as "Peptide group. Band lengths and angles. Bio-Physics lectures"

Diagram referenced as "Α [alpha]- helix schematic"

Diagram referenced as "Formation of two stranded polynucleo helix"

Graph referenced as "Fluorescence depolarization relation between molecular weight + rotational relaxation time"

Molecular diagram referenced as "DNA structure. Double helix"

Comparison of a molecular map and haemoglobin diagram referenced as "Fingerprints. Haemoglobin A + A2"

Diagram referenced as "DNA chain"

Diagram referenced as "Polypeptide helices"

Copy of a printed diagram referenced as "Fingerprints. Haemoglobin A + A2 (diagram)"

Copy of a printed diagram referenced as "Parallel chain/Pleated sheet"

Copy of a printed diagram referenced as "Antiparallel chain structure. Pleated sheet"

Copy of a printed diagram referenced as "Collagen (schematic). Biophysics lectures"

Diagram referenced as "Structure of ribonuclease. (Moore + Stein)"

Bar chart referenced as "Molecular weight distribution by EM (Hall + Doty)"

Graph referenced as "Light scattering. Part of Zimm plot for native and denatured collagen"

Graph referenced as "Light scattering. Particle scattering function for TMV. Bacothen + Simpson 1958"

Graph referenced as "Osmotic pressure of collagen (Bocalthen + Doty 1956)"

Graph referenced as "Hydration of proteins as a function of axial ratio and frictional coefficient"

Graph referenced as "Light scattering. Insulin dimerization"

Table referenced as "Molecular weight to collagen by different methods. (Table) (Doty 1959)"

Graph referenced as "Low angle x-rays scattering. Bovine serum albumin"

Graph referenced as "Light scattering. Zimm plot for cellulose nitrate in acetone (Bernoit, Holtzer + Doty)"

Diagram referenced as "Light scattering. Schematic apparatus (Tanford). Bio-physics lectures"

Graph referenced as "Light scattering DNA before and after alkali treatment. Zimm  plots. Rice + Doty 1958"

Graph referenced as "Light scattering. Particle scattering functions"

Graph referenced as "Light scattering. Particle scattering functions for bovine submaxilliary mucin"

Diagram referenced as "Osmotic pressure. Zimm-Myerson osmometer"

Graph referenced as "Viscosity. Intrinsic viscosity. M of wt [molecular weight] relation for poly-Α [alpha]-benzyglutanate (Yang + Doty)"

Copy of a printed image of an ultracentrifuge apparatus referenced as "Ultracentrifuge. Spineo E."

Copy of a printed image referenced as "Sedimentation. UV [ultra violet] pictures of sedimentation"

Copy of a printed graph labelled as "Sedimentation velocity study of a single component" referenced as "Sedimentation. Schlieren pictures of sedimentation rate run"

Copy of a printed graph referenced as "Density gradient centrifugation separation of bacterial DNA in cell gradient"

Copy of a printed graph referenced as "Sedimentation. Schlieren photograph showing multiple components"

Copy of a printed graph referenced as "Sedimentation. Archibald method. Bio-Physics lectures"

Copy of a printed graph referenced as "Flow birefringence DNA"

Copy of a printed graph referenced as "Sedimentation. Variation of S2O with concentration DNA (Rice, McGill + Doty)"

Diagram of a viscometer referenced as "Viscosity. Viscometer"

Graph referenced as "Sedimentation. Boundaries in sedimentation equilibrium"

Graph referenced as "Sedimentation. Boundaries in sedimentation rate run"

Graph referenced as "Viscosity. Determination of intrinsic viscosity. RNA'se [RNase]"

Graph referenced as "Sedimentation. Calculation of sedimentation constant. Schackman"

Graph referenced as "UV [ultraviolet] irradiated DNA. Melting curves. (Marmur)"

Graph referenced as "Restoration of biological activity in bacterial DNA (Marmur)"

Graph referenced as "Conformational changes by fluorescence depolarization in serum albumin (Cpd [citrate phosphate dextrose] with ovalbumin) (Webber)"

Graph referenced as "Denaturation of RNASE as As + (pH). Bio-Physics lectures"

Graph referenced as "Conformational change with xH in serum albumin"

Graph referenced as "Helix-coil transition of poly-glutonic acid. (Doty, Wada, Yang, and Blout)"

Graph referenced as "Renaturation of DNA as function of ionic strength (Marmur)"

Graph referenced as "Titration curves for DNA (Peacoke)"

Graph referenced as "Helix-coil transition of DNA (Viscosity)"

Graph referenced as "Helix coil transition in polylysine (Applequist and Doty)"

Graph referenced as "Solvent-induced helix coil transitions"

Graph referenced as "Helix-coil transition in keratin fibers in Li Cl [lithium choloride] solution (Mandelkern)"

Diagram referenced as "Helix-coil transition (schematic) (Peller)"

Graph referenced as "Electrostatic interaction plots for carboxyl ionization of serum albumin"

Diagram referenced as "Simple pH-titration apparatus. Bio-Physics lectures"

Diagram referenced as "Free boundary electrophoresis of serum"

Graph referenced as "pH mobility plate for haemoglobins A +S (Pauling)"

Diagram referenced as "Tiselius electrophoresis (schematic)"

Diagram referenced as "Tiselius electrophoresis apparatus"

Graph referenced as "Solubility curves of protein mixtures"

Graph referenced as "Electrostatic interaction plots for tyrosine ionization in RNASE (Tanford)"

Graph referenced as "Ionization curves of polyglutamic acid (Wada)"

Table referenced as "Ionising groups of ribonuclease. (Tanford)"

Graph referenced as "H+ - ion titration curve of serum albumin (Tanford)"

Graph referenced as "Solubility of insulin as f (pH)"

Graph referenced as "Spectrophotometry of tyrosine ionization. Bio-Physics lecture"

Graph referenced as "Salting out curve of mixed proteins"

Graph referenced as "Spectro-photometric titration of tyrosine"

Graph referenced as "Salting out of proteins (log plot)"

Graph referenced as "Effect of ionic strength in ionization of polyelectrolyte (Katchalsri + Sela)"

Comparative image of wire and space-filled molecular models of A-type DNA and Fourier map of A-type DNA. Referenced as "DNA A model and Fourier"

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