Weekend Reads | Scientists Came Together to Set Biosafety Standards at Asilomar, but Money and Politics Played an Even Bigger Role

Weekend Reads | Scientists Came Together to Set Biosafety Standards at Asilomar, but Money and Politics Played an Even Bigger Role

In February of 1975, an esteemed group of scientists assembled at the Asilomar Conference Grounds near Monterey, California, to discuss placing limits on their own work. This weekend's read is an article in the journal Nature that tells the story of that meeting — both the public part and what was happening behind the scenes.