review of the topic is scheduled for the September 1978 meeting to 
be held in London. 
EUROPEAN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY ORGANIZATION (EMBO) 
EMBO is a private organization of more than 300 molecular biologists 
founded in 1964 for the purpose of (1) promoting collaboration in the 
field of molecular biology, (2) creating a molecular biology laboratory 
to be shared by its members, and (3) establishing fellowships to support 
training and research. Professor Michael Sela is the chairman, and 
headquarters are maintained in Heidelberg. Funds for the support of EMBO 
were provided by the Volkswagen Foundation until 1970, when the European 
Molecular Biology Conference was created. This is an intergovernmental 
organization comprising 17 member nations which meets annually and 
provides funding for EMBO. 
EMBO was one of the first international European organizations to 
become involved in the issues surrounding recombinant DNA research. In 
January 1976 an ad hoc Advisory Committee on Recombinant DNA became a 
Standing Advisory Committee under the chairmanship of Charles Weissman. 
This Standing Committee is composed entirely of experts in the field and 
is designed to (1) advise (on request) governments, research councils, 
national committees, institutes, and individual scientists on scientific 
and technical matters concerning recombinant DNA research; (2) explore 
the possibility of instituting training programs; and (3) maintain close 
liaison with ESF and other governmental and nongovernmental organiza- 
tions concerned with recombinant DNA activities. It has no regulatory 
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