COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING 
DEPARTMENT OF HUMANITIES 
1079 EAST ENGINEERING BUILDING 
ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN 48109 
(313) 764-1420 
June 16, 1982 
Dr. William Gartland, Jr. 
Di rector 
Office of Recombinant DNA Activities 
Building 31, Room 4A52 
National Institutes of Health 
Bethesda, MD 20205 
Dear Dr. Gartland: 
I write in behalf of the Gol dstein-Novi ck amendment prohibiting the 
development of biological weapons based on the use of recombinant DNA 
technology. 
Although I am not a scientist, I was one of the organizers of the 
recombinant DNA teach-in organized here in 1976. And I have continued 
to follow the social, moral, and political issues associated with recom- 
binant DNA technology since that time. 
I am not so naive as to think that this amendment even if adopted 
will halt work on the development of recombinant DNA technology for military 
purposes. But much like the proposed freeze on nuclear weapons, this 
amendment will focus attention on the problem and, I would hope, foster 
realistic and effective consideration of the problem on an international 
level . 
S' 
Robert P. Weeks 
Professor of Humanities 
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