November 5, 1976 
Public hearings are absolutely essential in 
this process of discussion and debate. The Scientists' 
Institute for Public Information wholeheartedly support 
the petition of the Environmental Defense Fund and 
the Natural Resources Defense Council for the conduct 
of public hearings on recombinant DNA research. 
AM:m 
cc: Dr. Karim Ahmed 
Natural Resources Defense Council 
1,5 W. 44th St. 
liew York, New York 10036 
Alan McGowan 
President 
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