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"... The scientific comnunity often resolves its own conflicts more 
easily than our political conmunity can even understand them. . . .But 
the scientific community cannot ignore the concerns of its larger 
constituency, and Government cannot isolate itself from the science 
that it has encouraged and supported. 
"Consideration of these questions brings us face to face with what I 
believe is one of the most fundamental issues before policymakers today; 
the issue of society interacting with science and the determination of 
the basic social responsibilities for the decision making process." 
It has been a source of great personal satisfaction to me that my role as Chair- 
man of the Science, Research, and Technology Subccmmittee slowed the rush toward 
federal legislation, and eventually led to the acceptance by the Congress of 
guidelines pranulgated by the NIH for the conduct of experiments funded by the 
public. 
Except as required by local legislation, one who does not receive public money 
for the conduct of experiments is not affected in any way by such guidelines, un- 
less by agreement such person accepts the guidelines on a voluntary basis. But I 
am unable to accept the suggestion that a person conducting research with public 
money stands entirely beyond the boundaries of public inquiry. 
I believe the public has the right to say, and to ensure, that no public funds 
may be spent in an effort to construct drug resistant or toxigenic microorga- 
nisms. Certainly the public has the ri^t to ensure that such microorganisms. 
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