Discovery of the first Type II restriction enzyme and its aftermath - Ham Smith

This meeting on The History of Restriction Enzymes was held October 19-21, 2013, at Grace Auditorium, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL). This international meeting was organized by Herb Boyer, Stu Linn, Rich Roberts, and Mila Pollock. This was the first meeting to bring together the scientists who were involved with the discoveries and research on restriction enzymes dating back to the 1950s and covering developments to the present time. See http://library.cshl.edu/Meetings/restriction-enzymes/.