FOR RELEASE UPON DELIVERY 
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. EDUCATION. AND WELFARE 
PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE 
NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH 
BETHESDA. MARYLAND 20014 
STATEMENT BY 
DONALD S. FREDRICKSON, M.D . 
DIRECTOR, NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH 
ON RECOMBINANT DNA TECHNOLOGY 
BEFORE THE 
SUBCOMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH 
OF THE 
SENATE COMMITTEE ON HUMAN RESOURCES 
APRIL 6, 1977 
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