UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO 
BERKELEY • DAVIS • IRVINE • LOS ANGELES • RIVERSIDE • SAN DIEGO • SAN FRANCISCO 
SANTA BARBARA • SANTA CRUZ 
DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY, B-022 
LA JOLLA, CALIFORNIA 92093 
June 23, 1982 
Wm J. Gartland, Jr. 
Program Administrator, Genetics Program 
National Institute of General Medical Sciences 
National Institutes of Health 
Bldg. 4B, Room 922 
Bethesda, Maryland 20014 
Dear Bill, 
It is my understanding that RAC is considering at its June 28-29^ 
1983 meeting the adoption of an amendment to the NIH guidelines that 
prohibits the application of recombinant DNA techniques to the develop- 
ment of biological weapons. As a former member of RAC and an active 
investigator in the area of recombinant DNA research, I fully support 
this amendment and urge every effort on your part to give this amend- 
ment full consideration by RAC and to bring to the attention of proper 
legislative bodies the views of the scientific community on this im- 
portant issue. 
Sincerely, 
0-VAA 
Donald R. Hel inski 
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