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8-1990351 7580120 
October 13, 1978 
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RICHARD COTTON 
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TO: 
PROFESSOR DOCTOR WERNER ARBER 
C/o BIOZENTRUM VDER UNI 
KLINGELBERGSTR. 70 
4056 BASEL SWITZERLAND 
LET ME EXTEND WARM CONGRATULATIONS FOR THE RECOGNITION YOU HAVE 
RECEIVED BY WINNING THE 1978 NOBEL PRIZE IN MEDICINE. YOUR DISCOVERY 
OF RESTRICTION ENZYMES HAS MADE POSSIBLE EXTRAORDINARY RESEARCH INTO 
THE GENETIC BASIS OF CANCER, BIRTH DEFECTS, AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT 
ITSELF. 
YOUR EFFORTS RICHLY DESERVE THE HIGH RECOGNITION YOU HAVE 
RECEIVED, AND I OFFER MY MOST RESPECTFUL, PERSONAL CONGRATULATIONS. 
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