95th CONGRESS 
2d Session 
S. RES. 591 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
October 13 (legislative day, October 11), 1978 
Mr. Mathias (for himself and Mr. Sarbanes) submitted the following resolu- 
tion ; which was considered and agreed to 
RESOLUTION 
To congratulate Doctor Daniel Nathans and 
Doctor Hamilton 0. Smith. 
Whereas Doctor Daniel Nathans and Doctor Hamilton 0. Smith 
of Johns Hopkins University were awarded the Nobel Prize 
in Medicine for research which led to the discovery and use 
of restriction enzymes and their application to genetics; and 
Whereas their research demonstrated how these enzymes could 
be used to cut the DNA molecule for further study and thus 
analyze the structure of genes; and 
Whereas this work will aid in the research toward understanding 
the gene function in cancer and various hereditary diseases; 
and 
Whereas they are the first members of the active faculty of Johns 
Hopkins ever to receive the Nobel Prize for Medicine: 
Therefore, be it 
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