FOR RELEASE UPON DELIVERY 
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND WELFARE 
PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE 
NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH 
BETHESDA, MARYLAND 20014 
STATEMENT BY 
DR. DONALD S. FREDRICKSON 
DIRECTOR, NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH 
ON RECOMBINANT DNA RESEARCH 
BEFORE THE 
SUBCOMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT 
OF THE 
HOUSE COMMITTEE ON INTERSTATE AND FOREIGN COMMERCE 
MARCH 17, 1977 
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