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Walter Gilbert '53, American Cancer Society Professor of Biochemistry and recent recipient of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, however told members of the city's biohazards committee that the research and small scale manufacturing at the facility proposed by Biogen, Inc., would be safe...
Under current city law, Cambridge officials can do little to block Biogen's plans; the city's DNA ordinance mandates compliance with National Institute of Health Guidelines, and creates a local monitoring board to insure the guidelines are followed...
...Alfred A. Vellucci--who led the fight fours years ago against DNA research in the city--has already promised to ask for a city wide ban on P-3 level research (the second highest level of security) by private concerns within the city, a rule that might interfere with Biogen's operations...
Unlike Harvard and MIT, though, Biogen has some leverage in the debate. Should the city council start to raise a stink, company officials hint they will leave...
...have several viable options," Muller said, and his threat may carry some weight--should Biogen pull out, it would take with it about 100 potential jobs, including 50 blue collar positions...