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dangers to which people would be exposed unnecessarily 
would be highly unfortunate. 
So I do hope that you will use and stretch the 
existing authorities that you have to the maximum, and 
issue regulations on this subject at the earliest 
possible tine. I will thank you again for the opportunity 
to appear. 
MU. LISASSI: Thank you very nuch, Congressnan . 
The next witness is Dr. Willian Whelan. 
DR. WHELAil: Ily nane is Willian Whelan. I an a 
biochenist from the University of Miani School of Medicine, 
and I an the Chairman of tne Coruiittee on Genetic Experimen- 
tation of the International Council of Scientific Unions. 
That Council is an international, nongovernmental scientific 
organization of 18 autonomous international unions, scien- 
tific unions, with more than 60 national members made up 
from academies of science. 
COGENE, as this committee is called, cane into 
being in 1977. It is supported by seven of the member unions, 
and a number of scientists prominent in the field of recom- 
binant DMA research are members of it. I , as the chairman, 
and also the secretary, am not engaged in this research. 
The members of COGENE and its working group come 
from 13 of the major nations in which this research is being 
carried out, and we also have affiliates from intergovernmental 
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