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2. The DNA technology is succinctly set forth in an editorial 
in the New England Journal of Medicine: 
"Recombinant DNA technology makes it possible to 
remove DNA from any organism, to chop the DNA 
enzymatically into smaller sequences of genes, to 
splice these genes into an appropriate vector (usually 
a virus or plasmid), and then to use the vector to infect 
an animal, plant or bacterial cell of choice. The end 
result then is the insertion of the foreign genes of 
interest into a new host. This revolutionary technic 
permits genetic information to cross species barriers 
readily. It has allowed genes derived from animal 
cells and their viruses to be implanted into bacteria, 
and bacterial genes to be inserted into animal cells. 
The usual 'time gap' (a potential safety valve) between 
a fundamental discovery in basic science and its 
application as a technology disappeared in record 
time with recombinant DNA studies. With its capacity 
to rearrange the genetic heritage of millions of years 
of evolution, this technology appears to offer a power 
to transform living organisms comparable to the power 
of nuclear fission to transform matter." N.E.J.M. 
May 26, 1977. 
3. The purpose of the experiments is to attempt to create such 
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bio-hazards, in an effort to quell fears about the research. As set 
forth in the affidavits of various physicians and scientists filed by 
Appellant, great harm to this and succeeding generations may result 
from the Risk Assessment Studies, despite Appellees' attempts to 
restrict the bio-ha-zards to the laboratory. This concern is echoed by 
Environmental Impact Statement on NIH Guidelines for Research 
Involving Recombinant DNA Molecules (hereinfater, EIS) Part One 
page 101. 
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