The 
Robert Wood Johnson 
Foundation 
P.O. Box 2316 
Princeton, New Jersey 08540 
(609) 452-8701 
Office of the President 
September 7 , 1984 
Dr. William Gartland 
Executive Secretary 
Recombinant DNA Advisory Committee 
National Institutes of Health 
Building 31 
Room 3B10 
9000 Rockville Pike 
Bethesda, MD 20205 
Dear Dr. Gartland: 
I've just read, and with increasing concern, the letter from Jeremy 
Rif kin to Dr. Bernard Talbot recommending an amendment to the NIH guide- 
lines for recombinant DNA experimentation. 
The restrictions as proposed by Rifkin are positively medieval and 
would do a profound disservice to the progress of medical science. As a 
matter of fact, it seems reminiscent of some of the repressiveness of the 
Dark Ages. I hope the guidelines remain unchanged. 
Sincerely, 
David E. Rogers, M.D. 
DER : wpc 
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