Brave New Genome

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Lander, Eric Steven
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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.
Date issued
2015-07
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/106527
Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Biology
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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ISSN
0028-4793
1533-4406
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