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 
BEFORE THE 
SUBCOMMITTEE ON SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, AND SPACE 
COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, SCIENCE, AND TRANSPORTATION 
UNITED STATES SENATE 
NOVEMBER 8, 1977 
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