Wednesday, November 6, 2013

MI 1.4.2 Recombinant DNA


  • Could there be some kind of molecular editing system? What tools could be devised to work with genes?
  • Could scientists then create tailored DNA molecules? In the early 1970s, researchers discovered naturally-occurring enzymes that could be used to tailor-make DNA molecules.
  • The idea that DNA still "functions" when transferred from one organism to another opened up worlds of possibilities.
  • Could biomedical scientists insert the DNA sequence for human insulin into bacteria, and let the bacteria be the factory to produce unlimited quantities of insulin?

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