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The Asilomar conference on
recombinant DNA was an
influential
conference discussing the
regulation of
biotechnology held in February
1975 at a conference center
Asilomar State Beach. A group
of around 140 professionals
(primarily
biologists, but also including
lawyers and
physicians) participated in
the conference to draw up
voluntary guidelines to ensure the
safety of
recombinant DNA technology. It
is generally considered an
important event in the history of
biotechnology and the regulation
of science and technology.
