John Francis Humphreys Jones

Francis John Worsley Roughton, 1899-1972.

Biosynthetic Pathway of Desmosines in Elastin By GILLIAN FRANCIS, RHYS JOHN and JOHN THOMAS

1. Elastins purified by various methods from the ligamentum nuchae and the lungs of cattle of various ages were analysed for amino acid compositions and lysine-derived cross-links. 2. In fully mature elastins from adults the main cross-links were desmosine, isodesmosine and lysinonorleucine and the so-called aldol-condensation product. Trace amounts of merodesmosine were also found. 3. During t...

Prof. Glyn Humphreys' Obituary

Almost all of his students were older than him! Through intellect and hard work, he made rapid academic progress, and was appointed as Professor of Psychology in 1988. While at Birkbeck, he was appointed the Ronald Tress Prize for advancements in his field, the first of many such awards. During his time in Birkbeck an equally important step in his life was made by meeting his wife Jane. Both of...

“An Altercation Full of Meaning”: The Duel between Francis B. Cutting and John C. Breckinridge

A Duel!” In late March of 1854, the northern press burst with the news. A duel had allegedly taken place between two members of the House of Representatives—Francis B. Cutting of New York and John C. Breckinridge of Kentucky. Confusion and anticipation reigned, and a flurry of rumors circulated. Had Breckinridge been shot in the neck? Was he killed or wounded? Did Cutting emerge victorious? Or ...

Taken to School: An Interview with the Honorable Judge John E. Jones, III

I once had a post-doctoral fellow who, upon discovering we had grown up a quarter mile from each other in a small town in Pennsylvania, commented on our shared experience with, ‘‘Well, you know what they say about Pennsylvania? There’s Philadelphia, there’s Pittsburgh, and there’s the state of Alabama in between.’’ That blunt assessment (attributable to James Carville) certainly resonated when ...