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1 hard lesson that decision-making behind closed doors 
2 breeds distrust, even if what happens, in terms of 
3 the actual outcomes of those decisions, is legitimate. 
4 I have some concerns with the guidelines 
5 as published, although there are aspects of them which 
6 are praiseworthy. I will concentrate on some of my 
7 concerns in order to maximize my contribution to your 
8 deliberations. 
g My work in such areas as technology assess- 
10 ment over the past number of years has led me to under- 
11 stand that one of the most fundamental sets of questions 
12 that needs to be asked when considering new scientific 
13 and technological development concerns not only the 
14 attempt to anticipate probable future consequences of 
15 such an activity, but to disaggregate those consequences 
16 by asking who actually would be bearing the risks 
17 associated with new developments? Who would be paying 
18 the costs of those developments, and who would have 
19 access to the potential benefit? 
20 In regard to work in the area of recombinant 
21 DNA , it is clear to me that members of the general 
22 public fall into all three categories. Much, if not 
23 most of this research is supported by tax dollars paid 
24 by the general citizenry. Risks to health, safety and 
25 environment would be widely shared. And benefits which 
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