Letter from Roy Curtiss III to Donald S. Fredrickson
- Contributor(s):
- University of Alabama in Birmingham Fredrickson, Donald S. Library of Congress. Maxine Singer Papers Curtiss, Roy , III
- Publication:
- Produced: 12 April 1977
- Language(s):
- English
- Format:
- Text
- Subject(s):
- DNA, Recombinant Genetic Research Escherichia coli Risk Management
- Genre(s):
- Archival Materials Letters (correspondence)
- Abstract:
- Roy Curtiss was an attendee at the Asilomar Conference and member of the Recombinant DNA Molecule Program Advisory Committee, which evaluated the safety risks and containment requirements of recombinant DNA experiments. After first agreeing to the voluntary moratorium on such experiments, Curtiss came to regard genetic engineering experiments involving the much-studied K-12 strain of the bacterium Escherichia coli as harmless, and called for revising the NIH guidelines to ease E. coli K-12 containment requirements.
- Copyright:
- This item may be under copyright protection; contact the copyright owner for permission before re-use.
- Extent:
- 14 pages
- NLM Unique ID:
- 101584644X132 (See in Profiles in Science)
- Profiles in Science ID:
- DJBBJS
- Permanent Link:
- http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101584644X132
- Archival Collection:
- The Maxine Singer Papers (Profiles in Science)