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They became experts in the two different fields of colloid and nucleic acid chemis try, which provide the crucial components of the life puzzle. Much later, they met for the first time at TAMU and began inter- THE BATTALION WEDNESDAY. MAY 22, 1974 disciplinary discussions that led to their proposal on the genera tion of life. “We assume, in reliance to the work of Lasaga and others, that a major portion of the primitive earth, or rather ocean, was cover ed with oil slicks, a sort of prime val pollution,” Nagyvary began. “Because there was no oxygen in the atmosphere of the earth, high energy light from the sun caused a photo-chemical reaction with the methane, hydrogen and water va por present to form the petrole um. All the carbon on earth, in the plants and in the ground, was once petroleum that was produced BRAN ...'L" French's Squeeze . _ MUSTARD/;'. 23 Air Freshener i 07 GLADE . ..r..49 Gebhcrdts Chili 10% oz. btl. 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The explanation of the genetic code in the past decade is con sidered one of the greatest achievements of modern science and resulted, among other things, in the award of several Nobel prizes. The concept deals with the translation of the genetic blue print (DNA) into proteins. The underlying principles for the evo lution of the code remain deeply buried however. “The interphase where the oil and the water met,” continued Fendler, “provided the media for formation of micelles from primi tive detergents. Micelles can be considered models of primitive cells. They are concentrations of molecules with ‘sticky ends’ which form a cavity. “This cell-like compartment,” he contends, “may be used for the condensation of nucleic acids which form the building blocks, this could provide the key to the understanding of the genetic code.” “We will create special micelles and bring them together with a full range of 20 amino acids and four nucleotides,” Nagyvary add ed. “According tto our hypothesis, the uptake by the micelles will be selective and will reflect what should be required by the genetic code.” “Then,” he went on, “in this environment they should react to form more complex polynucleo tides and proteins and ultimately one would arrive at final refine ment of the present day genetic code which is now much more delicate and sophisticated.” Revision windup expected U -W 7^ *V. • * id ArSf .tt, . , *. a AUSTIN — The end may be in sight for the historic Texas Con stitutional Convention which be gan last January. Delegates have been zipping along since they came back to work after the May 4 primary election, and only one major article — the catchall, controver sial General Provisions — was left to complete on tentative passage. After that, of course, lawmaker- delegates must go back through the whole package on final con sideration. And only those articles receiving a two-thirds majority vote can be submitted to voters. Actually, the convention has un til the end of July to complete the entire revision effort. However, President Price Daniel Jr. has expressed hope for a much quicker windup. Daniel of course, pushed unsuccessfully for agree ment on a proposed revision be fore the primary election, they had to settle for a month’s recess during April. Convention leaders debated whether to submit a $1 million budget — enough to last until mandatory July adjournment — or to budget piecemeal, hopeful of getting through within a few weeks. Daniel expressed a preference for budgeting through July, then “giving a lump of it back” on earlier adjournment. However, Administration Com mittee Chairman Sen. Jack High tower of Vernon said he was con cerned that appropriating through July would tempt delegates to stay that long. Meanwhile, Louisiana Gov. Ed win Edwards gave delegates some practical advice on how to get new constitutions adopted. His own state has just approved one. Food additives to be explained According to a new Food and Drug Administartion regulation— effective March 18, 1974 — food products must give “common or unusual name” of any chemical additive used in the product, along with a separate description of its function. Examples of descrip tions include “to retard spoilage,” “to help protect flavor,” “a mold inhibitor” and “to aid in color retention,” says Mrs. Gwendolyne Clyatt, consumer marketing infor mation specialist, Texas Agricul tural Extension Service, TAMU System.