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"For the future, scientists need to continue, together with federal 
and local governments, to evolve policies that offer protection from 
potential hazards and preserve opportunities for discovery and 
developnent of safe and desirable applications. Scientists must 
share their insights into the nature of living things with increasing 
numbers of people so that debate can be predicated on understanding 
rather than fear. In order to counteract the growing pessimism 
about the nature of knowledge, the prefer separation of science from 
technology must be made and, in the continuing dialog, the distinct 
values and prc±)lems inherent in each must be carefully articulated. 
Finally if scientists commit themselves to their unique opportunities 
to serve as an early warning system, society can progress with prudence 
and caution as scientific knowledge grows." 
In the Recombinant DNA Advisory Committee, an effort has been made to allow the 
public to have an irput into recommendations v^ich affect not only science, but 
the public as well, without unduly restricting the research v^ich the public 
interest requires that we pursue. 
The argument that guidelines for the conduct of publicly funded research are not 
needed because nothing more dangerous than now exists may be developed by this 
technology is beguiling, but false chi two counts: 
First, hunan experience has shown that any tool powerful enough to produce good 
results of sufficient iirportance to shake Wall Street and offer hope of treating 
diabetes is also powerful enough, wrongly used, to produce bad results of equal 
consequence . 
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