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genetic engineering

[juh-net-ik en-juh-neer-ing] / dʒəˈnɛt ɪk ˌɛn dʒəˈnɪər ɪŋ /

NOUN

alteration of genetic material

Synonyms

WEAK

DNA fingerprinting GM biogenetics genetic fingerprinting genetic modification recombinant DNA technology

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genetic engineering

Instead of requiring patients to wait while their cells are collected, modified, expanded, and returned, the necessary genetic engineering could potentially happen inside the patient.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 7, 2026

Wells’s apocalyptic vision of a world with air power, or the doom predicted from genetic engineering.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

Castillo pledged Thursday to continue her focus on animals and cosmetic genetic engineering.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026

Scientists are also experimenting with techniques ranging from nutritional gel to feed corals to shading techniques and genetic engineering to protect reefs.

From Barron's ● May 22, 2026

What is necessary is a program of artificial selection and genetic engineering of dark plants—perhaps lichens—that could survive the much more severe Martian environment.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

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