Publication Date:
1984-02-24
Description:
〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Notes: 〈/span〉Fox, J L -- New York, N.Y. -- Science. 1984 Feb 24;223(4638):798-9.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Record origin:〈/span〉 〈a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/6695181" target="_blank"〉PubMed〈/a〉
Keywords:
*Advisory Committees
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Containment of Biohazards
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*DNA, Recombinant
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*Federal Government
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*Government Regulation
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*National Institutes of Health (U.S.)
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United States
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Health has encountered setbacks in its attempt to increase its regulatory
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authority over genetic engineering ventures. Competing claims by the
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Environmental Protection Agency have been supported in a congressional report
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authored by Rep. Albert Gore, Jr. (D-Tenn.) which is critical of RAC's actions in
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approving experimental release of genetically-modified organisms into the
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environment. During a 6 Feb 1984 public meeting, RAC faced a barrage of criticism
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led by activist Jeremy Rifkin, and learned of a U.S. Court of Appeals decision
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blocking its consideration of a proposed field test with engineered bacteria.
Print ISSN:
0036-8075
Electronic ISSN:
1095-9203
Topics:
Biology
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Chemistry and Pharmacology
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Computer Science
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Medicine
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Natural Sciences in General
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Physics
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