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genetic engineering

noun as in alteration of genetic material

noun as in genetic engineering

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A person formerly close to Genomatica described Ginkgo as acting as “an arm of Viking” whose true business could be described as financial engineering, not genetic engineering.

Take the common yeast, a scientist’s favorite medium for genetic engineering and a brewer’s best friend.

The reason we can manage to have 7 billion people here on the planet is basically through direct or indirect genetic engineering through gain-of-function research.

In debunking the possibility that the virus was the product of extensive genetic engineering, they’d ruled out other, simpler scenarios.

Here, scientists use genetic engineering to put different types of algae proteins into the brains of mice.

The danger, here, is not a society where people express concerns about genetic engineering.

Genetic engineering is the process by which genes from unrelated species are isolated and collected to form new gene constructs.

Not to be confused with genetic modification, selective breeding by humans does not include genetic engineering of specific DNA.

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On this page you'll find 6 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to genetic-engineering, such as: biogenetics, dna fingerprinting, genetic fingerprinting, genetic modification, gm, and recombinant dna technology.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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