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Why do Community Members Need to Participate in IBC Review Meetings?

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1 This is an important requirement, as the NIH Guidelines were originally created partly in response to public concerns surrounding recombinant DNA and genetic engineering. Many of those original concerns of the 1970s and 1980s surrounding genetic engineering have lessened over time.

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How Potential Changes to the NIH Guidelines Could Impact IBC Review

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This change expanded the definition of HGT research to include research using nucleic acids that are able to replicate, be transcribed, translated into protein, and/or integrate into the host genome. Since then, however, certain genetic engineering technologies (e.g.,