Title:

Transcript of Varmus's testimony at Congressional Hearing "Biotechnology and the Ethics of Cloning: How Far Should We Go?"

Creator:

Varmus, Harold

Date:

5 March 1997

Description:

These hearings were held soon after the news (February 1997) that British researchers had cloned a sheep. Varmus provided some of the scientific background to cloning and other genetic manipulation, and talked about possible therapeutic applications, but supported the ban on federal funding for human cloning, and a voluntary moratorium on such research in the private sector, at least until the National Bioethics Advisory Commission had time to consider the issue.

Location:

Box: 3. Folder: 41

Rights:

Public Domain

Genre:

Transcripts
Hearings (event)
Testimonies

Subject:

Cloning, Organism

Format:

Text

Extent:

4 pages

Language:

English

Legacy ID:

MVBBVL

NLM ID:

101584926X333

Profiles Collection:

The Harold Varmus Papers

Shareable Link:

https://profiles.nlm.nih.gov/101584926X333

Story Section:

Retroviruses and the Genetic Origins of Cancer, 1970-1993