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The Maxine Singer Papers

Title:
[Protestors and their banner at the March 1977 National Academy of Sciences Forum on Recombinant DNA]
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Description:
As a follow-up to the Asilomar Conference of February 1975, the National Academy of Sciences convened a forum in March 1977 in Washington, DC to bring the scientific community and all interested parties together to discuss the merits and dangers of recombinant DNA research. This image shows protestors in front of the Academy's panel (which included Singer, Paul Berg, and NIH Director Donald Fredrickson) holding a sign quoting Adolf Hitler, "We will create the perfect race."
Number of Image Pages:
1 (160,296 Bytes)
Date Supplied:
7-9 March 1977
Creator:
Unknown
Source:
Original Repository: National Institutes of Health. Office of NIH History
This image may also be accessed from the Office of NIH History Archives.
URL: http://www.history.nih.gov/
Image ID: 1303
Rights:
Courtesy of the National Institutes of Health.
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Subject:
Medical Subject Headings (MeSH):
Congresses
DNA, Recombinant
National Academy of Sciences (U.S.)
Exhibit Category:
Risk, Regulation, and Scientific Citizenship: The Controversy over Recombinant DNA Research
Unique Identifier:
DJBBRQ
Document Type:
Photographic prints
Format:
image/jpeg
image/tif
Physical Condition:
Good
Folder: [Selected photographs gathered from the Office of NIH History Archives]
Metadata Last Modified Date:
2008-01-23
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