ultimately, we know after sylmar and other meetings, there were no uniform regulations.he was rapid industrial and commercial development. there was some increased care on the part of active scientists, concerned in the sense that some of them had missed for -- missed before the mistakes that could be made. on.rimentation went bacteria were programmed to produce human insulin, interferon, important steps. the experimentation was largely done overseas, much of it taking place in switzerland, to biogen which had been known iv schering-plough companies. in the new york times, there was a story headed portions the apple but doesn't step on the serpent. what were they talking about? the question was whether harvard itself should enter into business partnership with some of their scientists who were doing this work which clearly promised very significant economic advantages, economic gains. art buchwald, who some of you will remember, parodied the issue very directly. wrote, "but won't it compromise academic ideals of you start doing research just for profit question mark acad