RE: Irradiation of Med Fruit Fly

[Bernard L Cohen <blc+@pitt.edu>]

On Wed, 19 Aug 1998, Neil, David M wrote:

> I think he's concerned that they won't all be sterile, and that "Murphy"
> will arrange for some mutation which is bad from a human perspective.
> Notwithstanding the odds against it happening.

	--This technique has been used successfully for at least 30 years
in sveral different parts of the world on many occasions, and no such
problems have arisen. If you start now to change the procedures, you might
encounter such risks.

Bernard L. Cohen
Physics Dept.
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA 15260
Tel: (412)624-9245
Fax: (412)624-9163
e-mail: blc+@pitt.edu


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