Letter from Herbert W. Boyer, Philip Coffino, and Harold Varmus to Daphne Kamely, National Institute of General Medical Sciences

Letter from Herbert W. Boyer, Philip Coffino, and Harold Varmus to Daphne Kamely, National Institute of General Medical Sciences

Contributor(s):
Varmus, Harold
University of California, San Francisco. Archives and Special Collections. Harold E. Varmus Papers
Boyer, Herbert W.
Coffino, Philip
National Institute of General Medical Sciences (U.S.)
Kamely, Daphne
Publication:
Produced: 26 May 1977
Language(s):
English
Format:
Text
Subject(s):
DNA, Recombinant
Genre(s):
Archival Materials
Letters (correspondence)
Proposals
Abstract:
To ensure the safety of recombinant DNA research (research that, among many other results, yielded important techniques for Varmus' investigation into the origins of cancer), the National Institutes of Health in 1976 issued guidelines for the construction and operation of laboratories in which such research was conducted. The guidelines established four containment levels, setting more stringent requirement for such features as air exhaust and wastewater disposal systems with each ascending level. This directive lays out the protocol for using and cleaning a level two containment facility in Varmus and Bishop's laboratory.
Copyright:
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Extent:
1 pages
NLM Unique ID:
101584926X43 (See in Profiles in Science)
Profiles in Science ID:
MVBBDB
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101584926X43
Archival Collection:
The Harold Varmus Papers (Profiles in Science)