Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory 
P.O. Box 100, Cold Spring Harbor, New York 11724 (516)692-6660 
17 December 1979 
Dr. D. Frederickson 
Director 
National Institutes of Health 
Bethesda, Maryland 20205 
Dear Dr. Frederickson: 
I am writing to you with regard to the latest "Proposed Guidelines for 
Research Involving Recombinant DNA Molecules". In particular, I find 
section III-O to be a long overdue change. I heartily endorse this pro- 
posal and would suggest that it is high time we returned to an experi- 
mental environment unladen with petty bureaucracy. It is a sad reflection 
on democracy when a vocal and often ill-informed minority is able to 
severely disrupt the well-meaning activities of a less vocal majority. If 
irrational fear of the unknown were to dominate our nature, we would stHl 
be living in caves. 
Yours sincerely, 
Rich 
Senior Staff Investigator 
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