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In addition, there are certain components that are required to do the 
experiment which are not that readily accessible — which are expensive, in 
fact, particularly when you buy them. They are costly things to buy, and 
I tend to think that this notion that the experiment will go on in any way 
in high school laboratories has probably gotten blown up out of proportion. 
DR. FREDRICKSON: Judge Bazelon? 
JUDGE BAZELON: But if what they can do goes down the drain, then what? 
DR. SINGER: What I am trying to say is that I really don't myself 
believe that this experiment would be undertaken in many, if any, high 
school laboratories, because there is no purpose to it unless you are in 
the position to determine whether the experiment is working or if you have 
learned anything. 
Then, in addition, I think it is also true that as I pointed out before, 
the kinds of DNAs that would be available to high school students are not 
of the sort that one would consider the most dangerous. 
But I think the thing I want to stress mostly is that this was an idea 
of a way to express the fact that the experiments were relatively simple, 
but I tend to think that it really has been put out of context. 
DR. FREDRICKSON: We will resume, on this very question if you like, 
immediately after we convene from the luncheon break. This committee will 
reconvene at 1:30. 
(Thereupon, at 12:35 p.m. , a recess was taken until 1:30 p.m. , the 
same day.) 
AFTERNOON SESSION 1:40 p.m. 
DR. FREDRICKSON: Dr. Barkley, are you ready? I am going to alter 
slightly my forecast at the close of the last session. I think it wiser 
that we begin with Dr. Barkley's abbreviated discussion of certain proce- 
dural and practical problems, the description of a review committee, and of 
the containment possibilities and the features of those facilities. 
Then we will reopen committee discussion, but I am going to move for- 
ward the time of public statements to the committee from 4:00 to 3:00, 
because we now have nine individuals who have filed an intent of their 
desire to make such statements before the committee, and I want to be sure 
that we give ample time for their presentations which will be 10 minutes 
and not longer, and then we have at least five minutes for the committee 
to interact with each of those individuals if they so desire. 
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