National Institutes of Health 
ADMINISTRATIVE PRACTICES SUPPLEMENT 
TO THE 
NIH GUIDELINES FOR RESEARCH INVOLVING 
RECOMBINANT DNA MOLECULES 
Policies and Administrative Procedures for 
Recombinant DNA Research Subject to the NIH Guidelines 
Prepared by the 
Office of Recombinant DNA Activities 
National Institute of General Medical Sciences 
National Institutes of Health 
Bethesda, Md., 20014 
DECEMBER 1978 
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND WELFARE 
Public Health Service National Institutes of Health 
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