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Genetic engineering
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genetic engineering
n.
Scientific alteration of the structure of genetic material in a living organism using recombinant DNA, employed for such purposes as creating bacteria that synthesize insulin.
Genetic engineering
The manipulation of genetic material to produce specific results in an organism.
Mentioned in: Gene Therapy
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Unlike engineers who develop and construct electrical circuits or bridges, for example, genetic engineers initially didn't craft plans, design models, and then build DNA structures to accomplish precise goals.
The sum of the parts: synthetic biologists string genes into living ... by Brownlee, Christen / Science News
But if the point of sports is to test the limits of human performance, then we had better get ready to add genetic engineers and a bevy of pharmacologists to the hordes of specialists now working with elite athletes from elementary school to the pros.
'Gene-doping' next debate in athletics by The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR)
When biotechnologists with an economic stake in these technologies make exaggerated health claims, progressives must question their claims as much as we question those of plant and animal genetic engineers.
The future of life by Hanson, Jaydee / The Progressive
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