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The International Council of Scientific Unions has established a committee to monitor genetic research on an international basis, focusing on work with recombinant DNA.
The issue received national publicity this summer when the Cambridge City Council voted a three-month moratorium banning recombinant DNA research at Harvard and MIT.
Proponents of the controversial research argue that it could lead to a greater understanding of certain types of diseases, including cancer.
Critics say that research in this area could create mutant bacteria with new properties that might cause, rather than control, cancer.
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