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Tables of Contents for Genetic Alchemy
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
List of Figures and Tables
x
Acknowledgments
xii
Introduction
1
12
I The Genesis of Concern
The Social and Political Climate
13
11
A Troublesome Experiment
24
15
The Adeno-SV40 Virus Episode
39
19
The First Asilomar Conference
58
12
The Gordon Conference Letter
70
11
A Voluntary Moratorium
81
18
II Asilomar II and the Rise of Public Involvement
An International Affair
99
14
Biohazards
113
13
Building a Consensus Position
126
9
A Framework for Genetic-Research Policy
135
19
Formation of RAC
154
11
Early Public Hearings
165
16
The Logic of the First NIH Guidelines
181
16
III The Science and Policy Debates
After the Guidelines
197
9
An Unwelcome Host
206
9
The Falmouth Affair
215
18
Reassessing the Risks: The Guidelines Revised
233
11
A Worst-Case Experiment
244
20
Breaching Species Barriers
264
13
Immunological Risk Factors
277
8
Commercial Prospects
285
9
Local Initiatives for Regulation
294
18
Federal Legislation
312
26
A Retrospective: Science and Society
338
11
Appendix A Chronology of Key Events in the Recombinant DNA Controversy
349
8
Appendix B Summary and Provisional Statements of the Asilomar Conference
357
15
Appendix C Chronology of Potential Risks, 1971-1979
372
14
Notes
386
30
Bibliography
416
19
Index
435