HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL 
DEPARTMENT OF ANATOMY 
25 Shattuck Street 
Boston, Massachusetts 02115 
Telephone: (617) 732- 1652 
June 8, 1982 
Dr. William Gartland, Jr. 
Director 
Office of Recombinant DNA Activities 
Building 31, Room 4A52 
National Institutes of Health 
Bethesda, MD 20205 
Dear Dr. Gartland: 
I am writing to express my strong support of the Ncvl ck-Goldstein 
amendment of Section T-D entitled "I-D-7. The construction of biological 
weapons by molecular cloning". The staggering power of this new technology 
for the construction of new forms of weaponry are as awesome as the 
current firepower of nuclear arsenals. I believe that we should learn 
from the current dilemma we now find ourselves in with respect to the 
nuclear arms race, and that we should take a strong positive step toward 
recognizing the potential future hazards of allowing the development of 
this technology, and limit our potential expansion into this area. 
Our country is a world leader. We are responsible for our leadership 
role, and we should not set the precedent for developing this form of 
human destruction. I beg you to expend all possible effort in the 
consideration of this issue. I am grateful to you for your consideration 
and kindness. 
Yours sincerely. 
Daniel A. Goodenough 
Professor of Anatomy 
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