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Let me go one step further and say that as far as I am concerned I am 
not frightened by erring on the side of caution, having still a faint memory 
of how we didn't err on that side in the area of radiation. So I think we 
are concerned — we are a group here that I hope is singularly sensitive to 
the policy issues as they interact, because that is really the interface 
at which we are supposed to be useful to you, Mr. Chairman, as they interact 
with the range of scientific concerns. 
DR. FREDRICKSON: Precisely. And knowing that, we try to get to you 
the maximum amounts of scientific information, which is what we so heavily 
seek here. 
I think that I must now ask that we move to the next and final area 
of presentation in this particular bloc. 
DR. ROWE: Before I leave, could I make one sentence to Dr. Rosenblith? 
DR. FREDRICKSON: Yes. 
DR. ROWE: I think scientifically there is not much dissension. I think 
we are all rather much in agreement scientifically. 
DR. FREDRICKSON: That is a very cryptic comment which we will come back 
to . 
(Laughter . ) 
DR. ROSENBLITH: That was a political comment. 
(Laughter . ) 
DR. FREDRICKSON: Ms. Simring, you have time later in the evening, I 
hope. Can you please take up your question at that time. 
MS. SIMRING: I can if Dr. Tooze will still be available for his answers. 
DR. FREDRICKSON: I am sure he will. 
Now, the matter of plants — oh, I am sorry, there is a correction which 
Dr. Gartland wanted to get into the record. 
DR. GARTLAND: I would like to clarify something that came up almost an 
hour ago, and that is on page 16 of the Green Book, line 35, where we are 
under viruses of cold-blooded vertebrates, the containment levels are correct 
as printed there, namely P4+EK1 or P3+EK2. 
DR. FREDRICKSON: You are reading that because somebody misspoke? 
DR. GARTLAND: Yes, someone thought that it was P3+EK3. 
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