recombinant DNA
noun
: genetically engineered DNA usually incorporating DNA from more than one species of organism
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The recombinant DNA researchers behind the Asilomar Conference of 1975 famously organized a moratorium on certain experiments.
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Sigal Samuel, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
The proponents of the science said the process, known as recombinant DNA, could one day eradicate certain diseases or ease world hunger with disease-resistance crops.
—Brian Murphy, Washington Post, 10 July 2024
In a bold stand to draw attention to looming questions of ethics, one of Dr. Singer’s friends and collaborators, Paul Berg, had paused his research after being the first to create recombinant DNA molecules in 1972.
—Brian Murphy, Washington Post, 10 July 2024
In the 1990s, researchers at the National University of Singapore invented and patented the first process for creating a synthetic, endotoxin-detecting compound using horseshoe crab DNA and recombinant DNA technology.
—Kristoffer Whitney, Fortune Well, 13 Oct. 2023
In the 1990s, researchers at the National University of Singapore invented and patented the first process for creating a synthetic endotoxin-detecting compound using horseshoe crab DNA and recombinant DNA technology.
—Kristoffer Whitney and Jolie Crunelle, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Oct. 2023
Newspaper coverage highlighted the activities of Jeremy Rifkin, who has been a persistent critic of biotechnology since the recombinant DNA controversy in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in 1976.
—Keith Kloor, Discover Magazine, 22 May 2014
Communicate the unknown risks of new technology The 1975 conference was born out of a concern about recombinant DNA technology, which uses enzymes and lab techniques to create new genes.
—Michelle Cheng, Quartz, 3 May 2023
The genetic technique that Dr. Riggs and Itakura developed, using recombinant DNA, is also technological foundation of monoclonal antibodies, a therapy widely used in treating cancer, autoimmune disorders, macular degeneration, covid-19 and other disorders.
—Washington Post, 31 Mar. 2022
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Sigal Samuel, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
The proponents of the science said the process, known as recombinant DNA, could one day eradicate certain diseases or ease world hunger with disease-resistance crops.
—Brian Murphy, Washington Post, 10 July 2024
In a bold stand to draw attention to looming questions of ethics, one of Dr. Singer’s friends and collaborators, Paul Berg, had paused his research after being the first to create recombinant DNA molecules in 1972.
—Brian Murphy, Washington Post, 10 July 2024
In the 1990s, researchers at the National University of Singapore invented and patented the first process for creating a synthetic, endotoxin-detecting compound using horseshoe crab DNA and recombinant DNA technology.
—Kristoffer Whitney, Fortune Well, 13 Oct. 2023
In the 1990s, researchers at the National University of Singapore invented and patented the first process for creating a synthetic endotoxin-detecting compound using horseshoe crab DNA and recombinant DNA technology.
—Kristoffer Whitney and Jolie Crunelle, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Oct. 2023
Newspaper coverage highlighted the activities of Jeremy Rifkin, who has been a persistent critic of biotechnology since the recombinant DNA controversy in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in 1976.
—Keith Kloor, Discover Magazine, 22 May 2014
Communicate the unknown risks of new technology The 1975 conference was born out of a concern about recombinant DNA technology, which uses enzymes and lab techniques to create new genes.
—Michelle Cheng, Quartz, 3 May 2023
The genetic technique that Dr. Riggs and Itakura developed, using recombinant DNA, is also technological foundation of monoclonal antibodies, a therapy widely used in treating cancer, autoimmune disorders, macular degeneration, covid-19 and other disorders.
—Washington Post, 31 Mar. 2022
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