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STANFORD, CALIFORNIA 94305 (415) 321-1200

STANFORD Unrversiry ScHOOL OF MEDICINE April 24, 1970
Department of Genetics

DRAFT LETTER FOR YOUR APPROVAL

To: Editor of Science

In 1966-67, we were members of a panel charged with drafting the text of
a chapter "Biology and the Future of Man" for a project of the National
Academy of Sciences. In February 1968, we received a copy of the draft
for final comment.

This chapter has now appeared in a volume of the same title, edited by

Dr. Philip Handler (now President of the Academy), and published by
Oxford University Press. In his preface, the editor pointed out that
responsibility for the final text was shared among a great many indi-
viduals. We were, however, identified as members of the panel that
drafted this particular chapter. Insofar as a number of changes have
been made in the text of which we had no knowledge before now, we wish

to emphasize that we may or may not agree with every detail of the
present version. It should also be pointed out that some of the questions
discussed by us in 1966-67 have been the subject of important new research
findings in the interval.

Yours sincerely,

Theodosius Dobzhansky
Rene Dubos

David Goddard

Joshua Lederberg
James V. Neel

Frank W. Notestein
Roger Revelle

Curt Stern

LT. J. P. KENNEDY, JR. LABORATORIES FOR MOLECULAR MEDICINE, DEDICATED TO RESEARCH IN MENTAL RETARDATION

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