CONTENTS 
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Introduction viii 
Recombinant DNA Research Guidelines 1 
Decision of the Director, National Institutes of 
Health to Release Guidelines for Research on 
Recombinant DNA Molecules 2 
Guidelines for Research Involving Recombinant 
DNA Molecules 11 
The following documents are in chronological order : 
Asilomar Guidelines 44 
Report of the Organizing Committee of the 
Asilomar Conference on Recombinant DNA 
Molecules. . . . 45 
Participants at National Academy of Sciences' 
International Conference on Recombinant 
DNA Molecules 49 
Provisional Statement of the Conference Proceedings .... 59 
Summary Statement of the Asilomar Conference 
on Recombinant DNA Molecules 64 
Membership of Recombinant Advisory Committee 69 
NIH Proposed Guidelines for Research Involving 
Recombinant DNA Molecules 71 
Proceedings of a Conference on NIH Guidelines for 
Research on Recombinant DNA Molecules 140 
Membership, Advisory Committee to the Director, 
NIH 141 
Transcript of conference 142 
Appendix A: Report of the Boston Area Recombinant 
DNA Group 350 
Appendix B: ReportbyA.G. Wedum, M. D 372 
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