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Everything about Genetic engineering techniques
Methods used to change the DNA of organisms
Genetic engineering techniques allow the modification of animal and plant genomes. Techniques have been devised to insert, delete, and modify DNA at multiple levels, ranging from a specific base pair in a specific gene to entire genes. There are a number of steps that are followed before a genetically modified organism (GMO) is created. Genetic engineers must first choose what gene they wish to insert, modify, or delete. The gene must then be isolated and incorporated, along with other genetic elements, into a suitable vector. This vector is then used to insert the gene into the host genome, creating a transgenic or edited organism. Wikipedia →
🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path
- Read the overview: Genetic engineering techniquesA 5-minute orientation
- Skim a recent paper: Therapeutic potential and phytoremediation capabilities of the tobacco plant: Advancements through genetic engineering and cultivation techniquesInfluential work since 2022
- Pick up a classic book: Introduction to genetic analysisThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: Metabolic engineering: Techniques for analysis of targets for genetic manipulationsCited 99 times
- Go sideways: Insert (molecular biology)A closely related topic
- Go sideways: Genome editingA closely related topic
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🗂️ The subject at a glance
🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
Metabolic engineering: Techniques for analysis of targets for genetic manipulations
Modified genetic algorithm with sampling techniques for chemical engineering optimization
Developing Genetic Engineering Techniques for Control of Seed Size and Yield
Genetic engineering techniques in food microbiology and enzymology
Techniques for genetic engineering in mycobacteria
Genetic Engineering in the Pig: Gene Knockout and Alternative Techniques
Genetic engineering and genome editing techniques in peanut plants
Advancement in Mushroom Transformation: From Conventional Techniques to Modern Genetic Engineering
🆕 Influential since 2022
Therapeutic potential and phytoremediation capabilities of the tobacco plant: Advancements through genetic engineering and cultivation techniques
Advances in Genetic Engineering Techniques for Improved Forest Trees: Applications in Biomass, Stress Resilience and Carbon Sequestration
Advances and Challenges in Mycobacterial Genetic Engineering: Techniques for Knockout, Knockdown and Overexpression
Gut microbiota profile, potential engineering techniques and its genetic and epigenetic implications in poultry health
Chloroplast Genetic Engineering in Crop Plants: Techniques and Applications
📚 Books worth reading
Introduction to genetic analysisAnthony J. F. Griffiths, Susan R. Wessler · 1993
Dictionary of DNA and genome technologyPaul Singleton · 2008
The gene businessEdward Yoxen · 1983
Lentivirus Gene Engineering ProtocolsMaurizio Federico, Maurizio Federico · 2003
Reshaping lifeG. J. V. Nossal, G. Nossal · 1984
Remaking EdenLee M. Silver · 1997- 📕Primary and stem cellsUma Lakshmipathy · 2011
The Science and Ethics of Engineering the Human Germ LineJon W. Gordon · 2003
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🔗 Related topics
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- Genome editing Genome editing, or genome engineering, or gene editing, is a type of genetic engineering in which DNA is inserted, deleted, modified or replaced in the…
- Molecular cloning Molecular cloning is a set of experimental methods in molecular biology that are used to assemble recombinant DNA molecules and to direct their replication…
- Gene targeting Gene targeting is a biotechnological tool used to change the DNA sequence of an organism (hence it is a form of genome editing). It is based on the natural…
- Transgenesis Transgenesis is the process of introducing an exogenous gene—called a transgene—into a living organism so that the organism will exhibit a new property…
- History of genetic engineering Genetic engineering is the science of manipulating genetic material of an organism. The concept of genetic engineering was first proposed by Nikolay Timofeev-Re…
- Gene knockout Gene knockouts (also known as gene deletion or gene inactivation) are a widely used genetic engineering technique that involves the targeted removal or…
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