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#Berg1980 [http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/chemistry/laureates/1980/berg-article.html Paul Berg. Asilomar and Recombinant DNA (Nobel Foundation) ] | #Berg1980 [http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/chemistry/laureates/1980/berg-article.html Paul Berg. Asilomar and Recombinant DNA (Nobel Foundation) ] | ||
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| − | // Fredrickson, Donald S. "Asilomar and Recombinant DNA: The End of the Beginning" | + | // Fredrickson, Donald S. "Asilomar and Recombinant DNA: The End of the Beginning" pages 258-307 <br> [http://www.nap.edu/openbook.php?record_id=1793&page=258 Read online at National Academies Press.] <br> Pages 259-264 are a brief history of molecular biology that can be skipped. Concentrate on pages 265-284. |
#Jackson1972 pmid=4342968 | #Jackson1972 pmid=4342968 | ||
| − | // Original paper reporting construction of first recombinant DNA molecule. | + | // Original paper reporting construction of first recombinant DNA molecule. You can skim the paper. The main result is shown in Fig. 1. |
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Required Reading
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- 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. - Error fetching PMID 4342968:
Original paper reporting construction of first recombinant DNA molecule. You can skim the paper. The main result is shown in Fig. 1.
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? What about now?
- How was the reaction of the public and government different from that of scientists?
- 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?
