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Asilomar  

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  • The famous meeting often known as Asilomar, officially the International Congress on Recombinant DNA Molecules, took place at the Asilomar Conference Center, California, in 1975. Over 100 leading scientists, mostly biologists, together with a handful of lawyers and physicians (along with members of the press), came together to propose guidelines for self-regulation of recom-binant DNA technology (also known as genetic modification or GM). [Source: Encyclopedia of Science and Technology Communication; Asilomar]

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  • International Congress on Recombinant DNA Molecules

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  • 1975

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