Dr. William J. Gartland 
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January 7, 1982 
organisms that once failed to survive might now find a more favorable habitat 
and pose a new danger to man or to his present environment. 
The uniqueness argument may be moot as far as the present discussions go, 
but I would hope that this piece of llloglc could be modified for any future 
discussions of the recombinant DNA. 
Sincerely yours 
DMG:ah 
D. Michael Gill, Ph.D 
Professor 
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