Recombinant DNA and Genetic Experimentation. Proceedings of a Conference on Recombinant DNA, Jointly Organised by the Committee on Genetic Experimentation (COGENE) and the Royal Society of London, Held at Wye College, Kent, UK, 1–4 April, 1979

Content: 
Front Matter, Page iii
Copyright, Page iv
PREFACE, Page ix, Joan Morgan, W.J. Whelan
PARTICIPANTS, Pages xi-xviii
INTRODUCTION AND WELCOME, Pages xix-xx, M.G.P. Stoker
THE PURPOSE OF THE MEETING, Pages xxi-xxiv, W.J. Whelan
CHAIRMAN'S INTRODUCTION, Page 3, Hans Kornberg
EVOLUTION AND STABILITY OF SPECIES, Pages 5-14, W.F. Bodmer
ORGANIZATION AND EVOLUTION OF THE EUKARYOTIC GENOME, Pages 15-20, G. Bernardi
NATURAL MODES OF GENETIC EXCHANGE AND CHANGE, Pages 21-29, A. Campbell
TRANSPOSONS AND INSERTION SEQUENCES, Pages 31-36, P. Starlinger
LABORATORY GENETIC MANIPULATIONS, Pages 37-45, G. Bertani
EXPERIMENTAL TECHNIQUES AND STRATEGIES FOR DNA CLONING, Pages 49-52, S.N. Cohen
APPLICATION OF RECOMBINANT DNA TECHNOLOGY TO THE MOLECULAR GENETICS OF PROKARYOTES, Pages 53-64, Noreen E. Murray, K. Murray
NEW INSIGHTS INTO THE MOLECULAR GENETICS OF ANIMALS, Pages 65-78, R. Breathnach
RECOMBINANT DNA AND ANIMAL VIRUSES: PROGRESS AND PROSPECTS, Pages 79-88, J. Sambrook
CHAIRMAN's INTRODUCTION, Pages 89-90, W.J. Peacock
NEW INSIGHTS INTO THE MOLECULAR GENETICS OF FUNGI AND PLANTS, Pages 91-99, J. Schell, M. Van Montagu
RECOMBINANT DNA AND AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH, Pages 101-107, R. Riley, R.B. Flavell
EXPRESSION OF FOREIGN GENES, Pages 109-118, S.D. Ehrlich, A. Goze
CHAIRMAN'S INTRODUCTION, Page 121, W.J. Whelan
PRODUCTION OF “VALUABLE” PROTEINS IN ALTERNATE BIOLOGICAL HOSTS, Pages 123-128, W.J. Rutter
THE EXPRESSION OF A CLONED RABBIT CHROMOSOMAL β-GLOBIN GENE IN MOUSE L CELLS AND YEAST, Pages 129-143, A. van Ooyen, N. Mantei, J. van den Berg, J.D. Beggs, W. Boll, R.F. Weaver, C. Weissmann
CHAIRMAN'S INTRODUCTION, Pages 147-150, W. Szybalski
A HISTORY OF THE RECOMBINANT DNA GUIDELINES IN THE UNITED STATES, Pages 151-156, D.S. Fredrickson
THE EARLY HISTORY OF THE RECOMBINANT DNA MOLECULE PROGRAM ADVISORY COMMITTEE OF NIH, Pages 157-160, H. DeWitt Stetten Jr.
HOW THE NIH RECOMBINANT DNA MOLECULE COMMITTEE WORKS IN 1979, Pages 161-166, Jane K. Setlow
GUIDELINES, LEGISLATION AND LABOUR RELATIONS, Pages 167-170, Gordon Wolstenholme
RECOMBINANT DNA GUIDELINES AND LEGISLATION, Pages 171-174, J. Tooze
SUMMARY OF REPORT TO COGENE OF THE WORKING GROUP ON RECOMBINANT DNA GUIDELINES, Pages 175-181, S.N. Cohen
CHAIRMAN'S INTRODUCTION, Pages 185-186, Maxine Singer
WHY THE “BERG” LETTER WAS WRITTEN, Pages 187-194, J.D. Watson
BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY OF POLYOMA-PLASMID AND POLYOMA-PHAGE RECOMBINANTS IN MICE AND HAMSTERS, Pages 195-203, M.A. Martin, H.W. Chan, M.A. Israel, W.P. Rowe
INFECTIVITY OF POLYOMA VIRUS-PLASMID pBR322 AND POLYOMA VIRUS-LAMBDA RECOMBINANTS IN MOUSE FIBROBLASTS, Pages 205-210, M. Fried, W. Boll, C. Weissmann, B. Klein, K. Murray, P. Greenaway, J. Tooze
SECOND REPORT OF THE COGENE WORKING GROUP ON RISK ASSESSMENT, Pages 211-221, A.M. Skalka
WHAT LESSONS DOES THE RECOMBINANT DNA DEBATE TEACH US A ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION, Pages 223-240, Maxine Singer, (Chairman), M.H. Richmond, R.H. Pritchard, W.J. Peacock, J.D. Coombes, W. Szybalski
CHAIRMAN'S INTRODUCTION, Page 243, M.G.P. Stoker
INTERNATIONAL LEGAL ASPECTS OF RECOMBINANT DNA RESEARCH, Pages 245-259, Edith Brown Weiss
RECOMBINANT DNA: A PUBLIC HEALTH VIEWPOINT, Pages 261-272, E.H. Lennette
THE VIEW OF A SCIENCE JOURNALIST, Pages 273-280, R. Lewin
HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES ON THE RECOMBINANT DNA CONTROVERSY, Pages 281-287, C Weiner
THE PUBLIC PERCEPTION OF RISK, Pages 289-299, Frederick Warner
THE VIEW OF A LEGISLATER AND A SUMMARY OF THE CONFERENCE, Pages 301-309, R. Thornton