March 6, 1975

Mr. David R. Calhoun
Editor
Yearbook of Science and Future

_Encyclopaedia Britannica

425 North Michigan Avéniue
Chicago, Illinois 60611

Dear Mr. Calhoun,

I just wanted to pass on that the recent conference at
Asilomar on recombinant DNA, hazards and opportunities, stands
as probably the most noteworthy scientific event of 1975 both from
a journalistic and scientific standpoint. I wonder if this has been
acconmodated edequately in the current volume of the Science and
Technology Yearbook, and if not if there might still be time within
the next few weeks to enter a special contribution on it.

You may note that I have given special treatment to this
subject over a period of several years, I think entirely deservedly.

If you do not already have such a piece, I would be glad to
attempt to prepare one if you will let me know the proper word
size, room for illustration, etc. Undonticelitgdly deserves between
1 and 2 thousand words for a quick news report, and perhaps next
year a more extensive full article.

T enclose a couple of news clippings and an extract from one of

my own statements just to remind you of the content ~ however, this
is not for publication in its present forn.

Sincerely yours,

Joshua Lederberg
Professor of Genetics

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