Letter from Herbert W. Boyer, Philip Coffino, and Harold Varmus to Daphne Kamely, National Institute of General Medical Sciences
Description:
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.
Item is a photocopy.
Number of Image Pages:
1 (75,731 Bytes)
Date:
1977-05-26 (May 26, 1977)
Creator:
Boyer, Herbert W.
Coffino, Philip
Varmus, Harold
Recipient:
Kamely, Daphne
National Institute of General Medical Sciences
Source:
Original Repository: University of California, San Francisco. Archives and Special Collections. Harold E. Varmus Papers
Rights:
Reproduced with permission of the Regents of the University of California.
