STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
STANFORD MEDICAL CENTER
PALO ALTO, CALIFORNIA 94304

DEPARTMENT OF GENETICS OCT 22 {968

Professor Joshua Lederberg

Dr. Earl G. Droessler

SUNY
Albany, N.Y. 12203

 

Deer. Dr. Droessler--

I would be grateful to you for information you may have available
on:

The Conference cn Veather Modificetion -- reported by you
in Science for 11 October

Were ony of the vapers distributed? I would be porticulerly
interested in an anplification of discussion of the issues of pub-
lic policy, end es you mention, the requisite development of public
understanding. If the popers were not distributed, I would be
Bux“ grateful to you for literature references covering similar
ground. I would be eager to scan fairly conprehensive reviews
covering the technical fessibilities now forescen, and explicit
steps now being to,en or conternplated for legislation and for
public recognition.

Your comporison with tspece' is obviously over medest.

Cc
Iwas talking recently with some of my fricnds interested in
Gesolination snd water-reuse. large copitel investnents are,ob-
viously, at stake. Has therebeen any serious discuscion of the
implications of technolorical forecasts on weoather-mnodification
for the most effective potterns of investment for water supplies?

At any rete, I would be grateful to have as wide a range of
aterisl as is svailable, and I would urge you to be overgenerous.

pln kee.

 

Joshua Lederberg “|

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