University of Virginia Library

Nobel Winner To Speak
On Scientific Morality

By LAURA HAMMEL

Dr. Salvador E. Luria,
Nobel Prize winner in medicine
and physiology, will speak on
"The Responsibility of
Scientists" tomorrow at
2 p.m. in the Wilson Hall
Auditorium.

Dr. Jordan's interest in the
responsibility of scientists
"stems from the evil as well as
beneficial uses that can be
developed from scientific
discoveries," according to a
recent press release. Dr. Luria
was instrumental in ending the
involvement of the United
States in studies in germ
warfare and says "science
should be considered as a
purely intellectual pursuit."

Dr. Luria was born in
Turin, Italy in 1912 and
received his M.D. in 1935 from
the University of Turin. He
fled to the United States at the
outbreak of World War II. He
has held many academic posts,
authored numerous articles and
books and edited several
scientific journals.

In 1969 Dr. Luria was
awarded the Nobel Prize for his
early studies on bacterial
viruses which has laid the
foundations for the science of
molecular biology.

Dr. Luria, Chairman of the
Department of Biology at the
Massachusetts Institute of
Technology, will also speak to
the University's Department of
Microbiology at 4 p.m. in
Room 1-5 of the new Jordan
Medical Education Building on
his current work with colicins.

Colicins are small protein
molecules that appear to kill
bacteria by attaching
themselves to the outside of
the bacteria.

Dr. Luria will attend a
fund-raising party at the home
of Prof. Malcom Provus
sponsored by the Scientists for
McGovern tomorrow
at 8 p.m. All supporters of
George S. McGovern are
welcome and a two dollar
minimum contribution is
requested.