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"... The scientific ccawnunity often resolves its own conflicts nore 
easily than our political caramnity can even understand them. . . .But 
the scientific conmunity 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 deter- 
mination 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 Chairman of the Science, Research, and Technology Subcommittee slowed 
the rush toward federal legislation, and eventually led to the acceptance 
by the Congress of guidelines promulgated 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 tlie conduct of experiments is not affected in any way by such guidelines, 
unless 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- 
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