criminals, psychopaths or extortionists. 
C. Recombinant DMA research provides new opportunitie 
for germ warfare research with its dangerous implications. 
D. Recombinant DMA research creates the risk and 
potential hazard of new diseases in man, animals and 
crops, and possible dangers to forests, rangeland, wildlife 
and fisheries. 
C. ACTIONS AND DETERMINATIONS OF DEFENDANTS WITH RESPECT TO 
RECOMBINANT DMA RESEARCH. 
14. Upon information and belief the National Institutes 
of Health (NIH) provided much of the funding for the scientific 
investigations leading to the development of recombinant DMA 
techniques by making research grants under authority of the 
Public Health Service Act, 42 U.S.C.§241 and 2421. 
15. The NIH has continued to fund research using recom- 
binant DMA techniques under the same authority as stated in 
Paragraph 14 herein. The grant awards for projects which involve 
some aspect of recombinant DMA research amounted to approximately 
$12 million as of the end of February, 1977. Many of these 
grant awards vri.ll continue for a period of several years. 
16. As of mid-March, 1977, the NIH had 123 grants in 
which recombinant DMA research is involved. 
17. As of mid-February, 1977, the NIH had more than 10 
on-going intramural recombinant DNA research projects being ' 
conducted within the agency. 
18. Upon information and belief the NIH is setting up 
high containment laboratories at its facilities in Bcthcocla, 
Maryland and at Fox't Dctrick in Frederick, Maryland, for the 
purpose of conducting recombinant DNA research. 
19* Upon information and belief the NIH lias let contracts 
for the construction and/or renovation of laboratories for the 
conduct of recombinant. DNA research at Harvard University, the 
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