Title:

Protestors and their banner at the March 1977 National Academy of Sciences Forum on Recombinant DNA

Date:

[7-9 March 1977]

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."

Original Repository:

National Institutes of Health (U.S.). Office of NIH History

Rights:

Courtesy of the National Academy of Sciences (U.S.).

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Genre:

Photographic prints

Subject:

Congresses as Topic, DNA, Recombinant, and National Academy of Sciences (U.S.)

Format:

Still Image

Extent:

1 pages

Legacy Source Citation:

Original Repository. National Institutes of Health. Office of NIH History. 12351. Free Text. This image may also be accessed from the Office of NIH History Archives.. URL. http://www.history.nih.gov/. Free Text. Image ID: 1303

Legacy ID:

DJBBRQ

NLM ID:

101584644X274

Profiles Collection:

The Maxine Singer Papers

Shareable Link:

https://profiles.nlm.nih.gov/101584644X274

Story Section:

Risk, Regulation, and Scientific Citizenship: The Controversy over Recombinant DNA Research