Title:

Varmus's testimony before the Subcommittee on Health and Environment, Committee on Commerce, U.S. House of Representatives

Creator:

Varmus, Harold

Date:

12 February 1998

Description:

Varmus provided further explanation about the potential benefits of somatic cell nuclear transfer; he noted that since "Dolly" (the sheep cloned in 1997) the National Bioethics Advisory Committee had concluded that human cloning should be deferred for a while, but that any legislation should be carefully written so as not to interfere with other important research. The committee planned to re-evaluate in 3-5 years. Over 67,000 scientists in this research area signed voluntary moratorium on human cloning work.. Note: Chart labels "Chart 1" and "Chart 2" are cut off at the bottom on the originals.

Location:

Box: 3. Folder: 41

Rights:

Public Domain

Genre:

Transcripts
Hearings (event)
Testimonies

Subject:

Cloning, Organism

Format:

Text

Extent:

10 pages

Language:

English

Legacy ID:

MVBBVM

NLM ID:

101584926X334

Profiles Collection:

The Harold Varmus Papers

Shareable Link:

https://profiles.nlm.nih.gov/101584926X334

Story Section:

Basic Science and Congressional Politics: NIH Director, 1993-1999