Institute of Molecular Biology 
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON 
Eugene, Oregon 97403 
503/686-5151 
June 11, 1982 
Dr. William Gartland, Jr. 
Di rector 
Office of Recombinant DMA Activities 
Building 31, Room 4A52 
National Institutes of Health 
Bethesda, Maryland 20205 
Dear Dr. Gartland, 
Drs. Richard Hovick and Richard Goldstein have proposed an 
amnendment to Section I-D of the NIH Guidlines for Recombinant DMA 
Research. Their ammendment would prohibit under the Guidelines the 
construction of biological weapons by molecular cloning. 
I strongly support the ammendment. 
Sincerely yours, 
Franklin W. Stahl 
Professor of Biology 
Member, Institute of Molecular 
Biology 
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