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Page 311 1 Now, once Ford learned this, though, they 2 didn't stop there. 3 Instead, in 1970, while they were still 4 conducting their own experiments, Ford contacted the 5 number one asbestos researcher in the world, Dr. 6 Irving Selikoff from New York City. 7 Now, you are going to hear a lot during this 8 trial, probably more than you ever want to hear about 9 Dr. Selikoff, but the thing I would like you to 10 remember now about Dr. Selikoff in 1970 when Ford 11 contacted him is that his research had already made 12 him the most important asbestos researcher in this 13 country and arguably in the world. 14 So Ford asked Dr. Selikoff in 1970 to come 15 to Detroit to tell them whether brake and clutch parts 16 could cause disease, and Dr. Selikoff came to Detroit 17 and he met with Ford research scientists and what he 18 told them was the science is out, I don't really know 19 whether you have a problem, but you probably should do 20 additional research. 21 So from that time forward, Dr. Selikoff and