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name of agency 
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, EDUCATION, & 
WELFARE/OS/EXSEC 
PRECEDENCE 
ACTION; 
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SECURITY CLASSIFICATION 
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ACCOUNTING CLASSIFICATION 
DATE PREPARED 
TYPE OF MESSAGE 
8-1990351 
7580120 
October 13, 1978 
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245-7462 
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DR. DANIEL NATHANS 
JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE 
725 N. WOLFE STREET 
BALTIMORE, MARYLAND 21205 
YOUR HONOR IN WINNING THE 1978 NOBEL PRIZE FOR MEDICINE BESTOWS 
TREMENDOUS CREDIT NOT ONLY ON YOU BUT ON THE QUALITY OF THE ENTIRE 
AMERICAN SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY. 
YOUR RESEARCH WITH RESTRICTION ENZYMES — AND PARTICULARLY YOUR 
INNOVATIVE WORK IN MAPPING THE GENETIC STRUCTURE OF THE SV40 VIRUS USING 
RESTRICTION ENZYMES — REPRESENTS A LANDMARK SCIENTIFIC ACHIEVEMENT 
WORTHY OF THE HONOR THAT THE KAROLINA INSTITUTE HAS BESTOWED UPON YOU. 
THE WIDESPREAD USE OF RESTRICTION ENZYMES IN RECOMBINANT DNA RESEARCH 
IS ELOQUENT TESTIMONY TO THE IMPORTANCE OF YOUR- CONTRIBUTION . THE 
DEPARTMENT IS BOTH HONORED AND PLEASED TO HAVE PROVIDED SUPPORT FOR YOUR 
IMPORTANT WORK. 
YOUR EFFORTS RICHLY DESERVE THE HIGH RECOGNITION YOU HAVE RECEIVED, 
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