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The rationale developed by the Cambridge Experimentation Review Board 
is that the Principal Investigator of a recombinant DNA project be clearly 
distinguished in purpose and responsibilities from the bio-safety officer. 
This principle should hold for all levels of containment unless it Is univer- 
sally agreed that there is zero risk. The fact that some experiments have 
been classified as potentially less hazardous does not negate the Importance 
or need for a biological safety officer. 
4. Recombinant DNA Molecule Advisory Committee (RMAC) 
I would like to see the RMAC Include in its composition representatives 
from OSHA and EPA. In this way the American public will be assured that a 
conscious effort has been made to (1) emphasize the concerns of the laboratory 
worker (2) take ^cognizance of a broad class of environmental concerns. Repre- 
sentation on the RMAC from these agencies should have full status on the committee. 
I want to make it clear that the afroementioned recommendations are n\y 
personal ones. 
Program in Urban Social 
and Environmental Policy 
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