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safety and health regulation, and laboratory work. The number of lay members 
should be increased in view of the social implications of the research. 
Institutional committees should include scientists not engaged in recombinant 
DNA work, representatives of laboratory workers, and public members not 
affiliated with any institution conducting recombinant DNA research. 
6) Training 
It is generally agreed that day-to-day compliance with the guidelines 
depends far more on training in microbiological techniques than, for example, 
external monitoring. The forthcoming report of the American Society for 
Microbiology should be extremely useful in developing general standards for 
training and curricula for Federally-sponsored training programs, which 
would not be limited to recombinant DNA research. In addition, there must 
be an assessment of whether investigators and technicians meet those 
standards. Institutional committees should be required to report to NIH 
periodically the qualifications of researchers and laboratory personnel. 
NIH, in cooperation with institutions, should develop procedures to ensure 
that they receive adequate training. 
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