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# Who imposed the 6-month moratorium on recombinant DNA research? Why? | # Who imposed the 6-month moratorium on recombinant DNA research? Why? | ||
# What new dangers were possible with the use of recombinant DNA? | # What new dangers were possible with the use of recombinant DNA? | ||
| − | # Was the comparison of recombinant DNA to nuclear weapons appropriate at the time? Why? Why not | + | # Was the comparison of recombinant DNA to nuclear weapons appropriate at the time? Why? Why not? |
# How was the reaction of the public and government different from that of scientists? | # How was the reaction of the public and government different from that of scientists? | ||
| + | # Which threats brought up by the scientist at Asilomar turned out to be unfounded? Which are we still concerned about today? | ||
# What organizations or agencies oversee recombinant DNA research today? | # What organizations or agencies oversee recombinant DNA research today? | ||
# What are the lasting effects of the Asilomar model for examining the safety of new biotechnology? | # What are the lasting effects of the Asilomar model for examining the safety of new biotechnology? | ||
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Required Reading
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Original paper reporting construction of first recombinant DNA molecule. You can skim the paper. The main result is shown in Fig. 1. - Paul Berg. Asilomar and Recombinant DNA (Nobel Foundation)
- ISBN:0309044863
Fredrickson, Donald S. "Asilomar and Recombinant DNA: The End of the Beginning" pages 258-307
Read online at National Academies Press.
Pages 259-264 are a brief history of molecular biology that can be skipped. Concentrate on pages 265-284.
Discussion Questions
- What experiments prompted the Asilomar conference? What new technologies had been developed that made them possible?
- Who imposed the 6-month moratorium on recombinant DNA research? Why?
- What new dangers were possible with the use of recombinant DNA?
- Was the comparison of recombinant DNA to nuclear weapons appropriate at the time? Why? Why not?
- How was the reaction of the public and government different from that of scientists?
- Which threats brought up by the scientist at Asilomar turned out to be unfounded? Which are we still concerned about today?
- What organizations or agencies oversee recombinant DNA research today?
- What are the lasting effects of the Asilomar model for examining the safety of new biotechnology?
