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INSTITUTE OF SOCIETY, ETHICS AND THE LIFE SCIENCES 
Donald S. Fredrickson, M.D. 
Director 
National Institutes of Health 
Bethesda ^ Maryland 20014 
Dear Dr. Fredrickson: 
Enclosed is a copy of my commentary on the NIH guide- 
lines for recombinant DNA research and the Environmental 
Impact Statement, which I am sending to MAN AND MEDICINE. 
I wanted to share these remarks with you prior to 
publication. I would welcome any critical comments. 
Hastings Center 
MARC lAPPE 
Associate for the Biological Sciences 
September 9, 1976 
Sincerely yours 
ML: eva 
Enclosure 
Marc Lappi, Ph.D 
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