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participation breaks a hard-won canon of medical ethics. Un- 
fortunately, by being forced to advocate presumptive public 
benefits of their own research, many of the scientists involved com- 
promised their own integrity. The environmental impact statement 
and NIH guidelines on recombinant DNA research represents a con- 
scientious and remarkable effort at self-regulation . Unfortunately, 
the same documents advocate hypothetical research benefits and 
downplay risks in order to champion the cause of basic research. 
In a sense, it is a shame. This basic work is Important enough 
to stand on its own merits. 
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