The Lessons of Asilomar and the H5N1 “Affair”

ABSTRACT In mid-1974, soon after the first recombinant DNA molecules were replicated in Escherichia coli, scientists called for, and observed, a voluntary moratorium on certain experiments. One goal of the moratorium was to hold a conference (Asilomar) to evaluate the risks, if any, of this new tech...

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Main Author: Stanley Falkow
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2012
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/785ec124a2d44d43a5bc8ecdbf1db73c
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