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1 that any of them would put rapid career advancement made 
2 possible by unsafe, biohazardous techniques ahead of their 
3 concern for the safety of their families and communities. 
4 I have the highest respect for the intellectual and moral 
5 honesty of these scientists, and their considered study 
g and approval of the revised guidelines is, in my opinion, 
1 the strongest recommendation for their adoption. 
8 Thank you. 
g MR. LIBASSI: Thank you. 
10 Charles Emerson? 
11 EMERSON: My name is Charles Emerson. I am 
12 Associate Professor of Biology at the University of Virginia. 
13 I would like to read a brief statement in support of the 
14 adoption of the revised guidelines for recombinant DNA 
15 research. This statement was prepared by myself and 
15 Dr. Michael Kuehl of the Department of Microbiology, and 
17 reflects not only our own views, but those of Drs . Robert 
18 Grainger and Robert Devlin of the Department of Biology, 
19 and Drs. Thomas Parsons, Carolyn Collins and William 
2Q Steinberg of the Department of Microbiology at our 
21 institution. 
22 We are molecular biologists whose research 
23 programs are focused on understanding the mechanisms of 
24 gene regulation in higher organisms. Specifically, we are 
25 studying a variety of problems which include, for example, 
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