How did Hermann Muller publish a paper absent any data in the journal Science? Ethical questions
and implications of Muller’s Nobel Prize

A B S T R A C T
The present paper reports the discovery of an October 26, 1927 letter of Hermann J. Muller concerning the owner
and editor of the journal Science that suggests an agreement that could have led to Muller’s publication in Science
– absent any data – which was contributory to both his professional reputation, and perhaps his being considered
for and awarded a Nobel Prize.