Genetic engineering

Genetic engineering

The science of modifying and manipulating genes to create new artificial DNA or synthetic genes of different organisms. There are many purposes for genetic engineering, some of which include finding better treatment for diseases, or simply for discovering new organism of interest.

Industry: Agriculture; Biotechnology

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Genetic engineering

cell number

Biotechnology; Genetic engineering

The number of cells per unit volume of a culture.

transformation efficiency

Biotechnology; Genetic engineering

The number of cells that take up foreign DNA as a function of the amount of added DNA; expressed as transformants per microgram of added DNA.

complete digest

Biotechnology; Genetic engineering

The treatment of a DNA preparation with an endonuclease for sufficient time for all of the potential target sites within that DNA to have been cleaved. cf partial digest.

chemotherapy

Biotechnology; Genetic engineering

The treatment of disease, especially infections or cancer, by means of chemicals. In treating cancers, it involves administering chemicals toxic to malignant cells.

gene therapy

Biotechnology; Genetic engineering

The treatment of inherited diseases by introducing into the cells of affected individuals the wild-type copies of the defective gene causing the disorder. If reproductive cells are modified, the ...