| Show Causes of Plant Cancer Are Sought in ill Bacillus New York A A phosphor phosphor- us-containing us material relatives relatives rela rela- tives of which are found in the human brain and liver has bas been isolated by Drs Erwin Erwin Erwin Er- Er win Chargaff and Michael Levine of the College of Physicians Physicians Phy Phy- and Surgeons at Columbia Co Co- lumbia university and Montefiore Monte Monte- fiore fibre hospital from the body of a bacillus that causes tu tu- mors morn in plants I In plants there is a well-known well disease the gall crown which bears a slight resemblance to tumors In animals It is produced by the bacillus ba ba- a cillus Using the chemical methods developed de tie by Dr R J J. J Anderson of Y Yale le university who recently purl Puri fled an acid from tubercle bacilli which produces symptoms of tuber tuber- itself when injected into animal the they an are engaged in hi hag ing the gall crown germ lerm Their first results show that it contains a which stimulates rapid ceU cell multiplication n in plants |
