Controlling Gene Transplants 
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By Ga£l 3 s vs. k 
Abec a year up; -< Kubaskl IssS- 
ur.es af Health esuxfef aaiety gtabe- 
-33 fcr frferaly pot tra.-agt.iJ3: 
rema rc fc . 
Four lewd* * of pby*cu: tonianaea: a t 
ruu r cl arpaaxrj were set from Pi 
ncrma lai pncaam a Pi nfitfei 
sealed -xri d:*Jble deer* uni pmec0*e 
ciaChe* Also bast feKtarta * wtorr taper- 
-rcera are pe rixto cd tna* be botof> 
ciZj *eemre TTaJ a they sua ax be 
uie c *crr; ^ :f Cay c ao e a aac*. w.tfc 
Tv piliBwi were drr eloped Is deal 
w-.to toe vr'rrlu. hazards a rejatbraat 
DSA ff ra ri fc or toe shitty to 
rer.a fr:n tre orrun.nr; le ly^it DKA- 
3- iecsyr3tcr^cl« add. ndeatfi carry 
toe genes wfcdci are toe ItRtftoy Chirac - 
'.era Otc Btangcs of il Irap ijp !be 
Ascot e-y to a: DKA ■*«*■ 3- be sp..: 
aper ant rejaned arcAdtfy new esa- 
taut tow r ata wrto the apL.:tng of toe 
atax r. topertaas? -'. opens a ban: of ex- 
c-t-rg pout P_ tea lor earcfcag tr.rr.ur _le 
aril i3> earircssaem. GUrtBtoij. si auc 
r»jtj toe specter X creamg & Frarxcn- 
ster msotier X & rev urgunusm toil co_ld 
wreak nparaB t»*-i bars ac toe hur-.a- 
raoe. 
A tl rrber af hTa to Cangrea a .ncrjtdLng 
ere backed by ire Carter ui-iruKruix 
ci*_ Irr lb* 5TH r-obr’.nea is !xr toe 
found si: iso of & rations- _aw refti.ub.rTf re- 
aac.b. T.u.n: re»e:arcr_ li was noperi toa! 
sort a -w would ddu £e conrroveryy 
over reeabasai reseum irk aLow tad 
wot Is p forward. 
Bat Curgrec? It Ktrr -arn tie soar- 
uge X -U federal coe'VjcPrca. A E.gnJ’-.rar: 
roe drool appears tlrntm uertato to be ul- 
toched to whatever ad mutj 
err eyes L.bcal urtbanDes wonid be em- 
p owere d I: tighter. bat not tuse nanoca. 
reftf.u crs ir taey icc« S-eaisa 
-ary X vuc. backed re ties X federa. 
pnit-x.e5 would find toemaecvea B_b>tX 
to reftjuuat or rwr tereia 
Loral Option* 
Seaxatx Etoard K Kennedy X Kas«- 
inrsf.2 u & heading proposal X socr & 
iocuri ccbor. Federc. VegXj&st rrust en- 
-xrif* nor*: ioct- purihc Lrsceer--tmj be 
•ays Tbey riara icnxi ae tbue to 
rr.aase 201.1 .real rerirebeti. ar 1 crepi 
fadcnl EL;rilirla. 
!- " t Raise u srr'jcr. nee c*.-*rre-i 
-7 Rep Pi— C. P-'fsn X Fbrtda j re- 
-■ Tin? lie a;rr-sruix ad to prcnvie 
jt /aiik xm lea to eatobtrr figifter 
•jmfor ii far rei-anbrart researdL A 
ito-*T atrabt? says tb* cassmOees 
b-idy bKlaie Lswye's rrr repnrsErUr- 
:re* . rd eaperto -rii brr^.xurl spetoa.- 
— s to r.2 i - ft b-grt* X ex per d se 
Jrs: irbere Lbe iaca c ap— fle a sre 
nrppasek to Crrf sudh epeu fact oear 
aw ., er. I wraijS nsa iag^cu: to uart 
=5 *>• S&ArraS fjium r .■■ at. writ to 
. I _t|«ris jzx± rcaaia-raa. 
'•.. l -e - -4 bettes- ygXre to tssrcs toe 
i— - -i X ur^A r • -an* lbs ' IktI 
— -jr Jto. a€ --,.^4 inrrz JJtX _s n -*-ft ■»■ 
- 'I.- a. 1 ^' c.csraaaj 5 y 'f ' * - 
•je- A v If Hat 1 & iurfw tncn *n£ re- 
wrtb ti tteff to be a :n>aa. aX yot 
a oca-, bn uri 
7b* laoc litobf we «ntat r a cnxj-yt-: 
X oca. kaws s&ys Tartar D ZLnbe- a 
r»a.er_ir pe-bebns: al Prckdeto er D«m- 
sty 'Wei bare wet states uad ±7 gate* 
tsa&oasl lav cau>i rsesa toe oas X per- 
Ktbe. a: ccrta.r. ntT'erari-a & r * m r.s to 
wo-id =*are to perbtps toe p-uaea wb*re 
f arV-br* aren't pod bx there * *ta re- 
sci ibao ae research 
If sifbi.ebt oca! bi.-n.-f x pur-bf 
iawr X work xrn reaeartoen nay be 
If sufficient local ban- 
rung or paring dcam of re- 
combinant DSA work oc- 
curs, researchers may be 
driven underground like 
the bootleggers of the Pro- 
hibition era. 
Grn ec urtrrgru aad lie toe be obegeen X 
toe Prub-b.bar era. 'Peopie rd obey toe 
law ccly J they .'et. .: 1 nvfVnm a I . Dr ZLb- 
aer sijx Kutat Sure: a boeberus at 
toe ^ateal Ctbcer Lasru te. aids TSe 
iiea X local a.toa r.7 to sa t faster 
tocrpbEaoe wito toe faar. IT* a iaoy 
*4ea“ 
BeenUuf DXA resce refa to a toe 
escbryacic sdpt pur irizr.y x toe ut> 
Xiai area dx. iiTered by Mffi godtiBa 
Day uXC a i;cti aaxpatoto rawe ei-'d 
toey ftBTe ax interest x. a- bar* beg_r toe 
earbe*: r—p-u X pre-rerieb' x remnbt- 
-iito‘. d?fA research. These brras ia cbjde 
221 LMy A Co . AbX-C. LAboratartea CPC 
. 7 . -, --r ’ inc. G D StEri* fc Co and 
riXdxtrr-L— P.acbe Inc. 
Sac-toKLi* Carp. *x erurple. ropei to 
totretae toe pn»±>cax yislid X ur Etodr-s. 
feed ad£9ve nrw oc toe oariKl aas pr> 
ijee a race x* api^s: rwxe dysexery 
_a;tog recaibniTT DXA tectcbqpes- Geo- 
e-i_ SLectr.c to curitflf laborutory cx- 
per_to£=its to*: cacid n-iej iead to 
r«rw way* X ue-antor j? oC spCis cr be- 
▼e-Vcptog rsd^ablt Xiem— ds oX X waste 
cedhdbst ratoer tozr. frxc cosdy pe-to> 
jsx Db Pont sees recitobtoart p-ic"sses 
as ptffis-b. y >»£ag te plants tosi caa r .ure 
efSciesiCy pbX-'jsyr'- >esxe s-rdigX. into m>- 
trtota 
Bat Fd iK gjrrrised If ary X ton 
car";? *!>:•_■: t-Xnre tr>* Tw-cyd'drc. Cea- 
tury Dr Ptolpt w F Ha rdy a* Di Pd. 
says Other cose p a r ses agree that resalto 
are a long way 3d 
Tie r-or. £*r*d=g pXesXSX for rer.c- 
btoan: L>'A wort _,es to toe crisAcai Old- 
The recc rcttorarl JitoS may vd? Elidy 
ksedkary dtoarim x arx'rK geaebc 
ceC rnwtos Oai :cad to carr Ttoar 3- - 
r-*ei vto,". ca^se 1 toiler exad atoc be ex- 
plored lianr^Jb fcr.; 13 *j? PrwJoeSSto a X 
tber^pe-br pr-.trss tor didbetos and btoa- 
ypbdla a CwetinEy pcssible. 
X c- .- a toe r.X -jr£-d to - to- 
_m.wts toe q — -t to poasd oat toe t w 
.... 
A 0*9* deadly bacteria W!to no knTcrn 
ar.iiote wdd be istoodjoed Jala so Ody. 
making 1: di££x*b to bait 
For toal r' woc toe >TH f nrV nr* te- 
edade a bar oc potenbaTy dtofrrvji ex- 
perttoenis Itomixiag drag resstoace ib bac- 
te-to and of mol burtr *arj»e». 
But acdj Dr Dam there a setnetotog 
j-rabanai ato_: people bcrr.arrtong risk- 
free recoab ran: DKA reaearefc wtxfle they 
take lor granted toil tores— gatori w... 
take on highly risky researsfc to find toe 
cause X Le-g.cnsA.rt s disease And bac- 
teria X ad ktods are cu!L~r uteri 2 besputai 
aioru x-a da£y. 
It was at toe behest X toe scientists 
toem.wel w e s that JOB begar. ts deE.g» X 
safety gtodeLnes and hazard* assesEment 
pmgrarc for recidb.nan: DKA pro>ects 
Tb*e KIH CMnihltlee ladled tor a year and a 
h£— 1 before agreetog ob toe riii-: :« is- 
sueri last Jane 
No -Bimre E»-ents' 
Widiars J Gardl&ad. —rector X toe 
DKA act: Tiber* Xtce a: MK says We 
feel cjrpxtoehcal hazarls are man-ge-abj? 
with biaiog,csJ and pbyscal ca xuur a n ent 
He say* tout orcr toe pax toree or lour 
years ta erfclcb spec-d research b a c teria 
nave been constructed far scjc± wore toere 
fartal bees ary "btrarre erenti and 
aren't likely to be to toe futore. 
Ir Gartiand aids tost loctl comraxtty 
ewctot toees appu-toed to oversee stieuBfk 
research have toe pakrital to be rather 
d-srrpcrre because they area t as weC 
ve^ed to toe £*id u people (taeeby at- 
woiiTeri- He po-na out toa: under toe KTH 
gtodel-nes the SI tesCtatioBS w htefc house 
rscombtoiatil DKA projects under tederai 
grant have their own bofazzrd coccsstt- 
tees already 
These com suttees are reo-cred by KTH 
to rer^ew federal grant reqjXi and retie 
- »w -?. progreES reports x toe work to toe 
go» emment. D* CarLand say* tost KIH 
has recontrr ended that these group? opes 
her meetings to toe public »i people caa 
better understand DKA research 
Various bd? now -under congreasicrto.: 
cortoideratioa cal for toe Departmeat X 
Hes-'to Ed-jeatoce and Wtfae to license 
research facilities and regXer prejecto 
Proruaons are made fo- rpdatng federal 
r-tdtltne? for keeping medico! records or. 
persccnel and tospeettog lacL:Pes a* HE"* 
jeers necessary. Sen KeTnedyi b£D also 
specrf.caHy call? fcr toe HEW Secretory to 
consult w.to otoer agraoe* or establish 
coscmixtee* as he sees fit to help develop 
nabora. stand-ardis Chat avoid "( dig p fca B rr 
nytaats amcog federal agmpes 
Bat t! dcplicaCve recrure-nents are uo- 
deatianle aanog federal agencies a? 
*ure-j they are wry are they any mere de- 
xrafcfe among federa state and local 
bodies X fcrtrcned' In toe mind* X 
many en.-r.eni sc-ent-Sto and observers a 
federal clause mand-tr^ local rerr.ew 
would hare toe effect X unnertessarljy de- 
dartog open season vpoa recombinant re- 
sear'S Preferably. O' •egress wrj] rpe^-f- 
ca9f quash touit possT-. - ty to the legtoU- 
tdCBL 
Vs Br ^m&jm.. 0 wakr X tAr / M Wrf *» 
.Vor y /'*- * - .» '* -• i*r «l 
Reprinted with permission of The Wall Street 
Journal © 1977 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. 
All Rights Reserved. 
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