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Author(s)
Lander, Eric Steven
Date Issued
July 2015
Journal
New England Journal of Medicine
Publisher
Massachusetts Medical Society
Citation
Lander, Eric S. “Brave New Genome.” New England Journal of Medicine 373.1 (2015): 5–8. © 2015 Massachusetts Medical Society
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Abstract
Fifty years ago, microbiologists sparked the recombinant-DNA revolution with the discovery that bacteria have innate immune systems based on restriction enzymes. These enzymes bind and cut invading viral genomes at specific short sequences, and scientists rapidly repurposed them to cut and paste DNA in vitro — transforming biologic science and giving rise to the biotechnology industry.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Biology
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DOI of Published Version
https://doi.org/10.1056/NEJMp1506446
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