University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine Department of Veterinary Pathobiology 
at Urbana-Champaien 2001 South Lincoln Avenue 217 333-2449 
r ° Urbana 
Illinois 61801 
October 10, 1984 
Director 
Office of Recombinant DNA Activities 
Bldg. 31, Rm. 3B10 
National Institutes of Health 
Bethesda, MD 20205 
Dear Sir /Madame: 
I wish to raise the strongest possible objections to the proposals submitted 
by Mr. Jeremy Rifkin as announced in the Federal Register (49:84:37016-37017). 
The proposals from Mr. Rifkin are scientifically, morally and ethically 
flawed. They will serve no useful purpose for the general public. Mr. 
Rifkin is unaware or chooses to ignore the fact that there is significant evi- 
dence that spontaneous gene transfer among mammals occurs. 
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