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Unions, and the European Molecular Biology Organization, have made similar 
recommendations . 
The European Science Foundation, representing member nations from 
Western Europe and Scandinavia, has recommended to its members that they 
follow the guidelines of the United Kingdom. These guidelines are, in intent 
and substance, very similar to those of the National Institutes of Health. 
The NIH is currently working closely with the United Kingdom and the European 
Science Foundation to ensure a commonality of standards in the conduct of this 
research. Thus far, there has been very close cooperation and coordination 
among the various international and national scientific bodies, with a view 
to reaching a consensus on safety practices, programs, and procedures. 
At the meeting of the Committee held on November 23, the Federal research 
agencies discussed their activities and possible roles in the implementation 
of the NIH Guidelines. All Federal research agencies endorsed the Guidelines 
to govern recombinant DNA research. At present, the NIH, the National 
Science Foundation, the Veterans Administration, and the U.S. Department 
of Ag riculture are supporting or conducting such research. The NIH has 
123 grants in which recombinant DNA research is involved. The National 
Science Foundation has 32 grants supporting such research in whole or 
in part. The Veterans Administration has eight projects. The Department 
of Agriculture and Agricultural Experiment Stations will soon have an 
estimate of the number of projects in their area. The Department of Defense, 
the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and the Energy Research 
and Development Administration do not at present conduct such research, 
but all have endorsed the NIH Guidelines to govern future research should 
it be undertaken. 
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