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Engineering of the genetic code

Current Opinion in Biotechnology
The genetic code is a universally conserved mechanism that translates genetic information into proteins, consisting of 64 codons formed by four nucleotide bases. With a few exceptions, the genetic code universally encodes 20 canonical amino acids (AAs) and three stop signals, with many AAs represented by multiple codons.
Yael Cohen, Lital Alfonta
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Genetic engineering of immunotoxins

1988
Genetic engineering offers many advantages for the 1) production of immunotoxins (ITs) and 2) design of more effective reagents. In Chapter 9, J.R. Murphy discusses the use of genetic engineering to link genes together resulting in chimeric proteins. This review covers the first applications of genetic engineering technology to improve ITs by studying ...
R J, Youle, L, Greenfield, V G, Johnson
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Politics and Genetic Engineering

Politics and the Life Sciences, 1992
THE PURPOSE OF THIS short note is to update readers on recent developments in, and political implications of, genetic engineering, a critical tool in the expanding field of biotechnology. Based on new understanding of the mechanisms of DNA, molecular biologists are now able to chemically cut genes or sets of genes from one organism and splice them into
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Genetic engineering of the chloroplast

Biochimie, 2000
Transformation of the plastid genome has a number of inherent advantages for the engineering of gene expression in plants. These advantages include: 10-50 times higher transgene expression levels; the absence of gene silencing and position effect variation; the ability to express polycistronic messages from a single promoter; uniparental plastid gene ...
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Evolution and Genetic Engineering

2013
A cell’s genotype represents the cell’s genetic potential, whereas its phenotype represents the expression of a culture’s potential. The genotype of a cell can be altered by mutations. Mutations may be selectable or unselectable . The rate of mutation can be enhanced by the addition of chemicals called mutagens or by radiation.
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Genetic engineering of mammals

Cell and Tissue Research, 2015
Historically, genetic engineering for mammalian reproductive questions has been accomplished primarily in the mouse. However, all the genetic manipulations that can be done in the mouse can now be accomplished in most domesticated mammals. Random integration of transgenes, homologous recombination and gene editing are now routine for several mammalian ...
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Genetic Engineering

JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association, 1972
J H, Ford, E F, Kal, J L, Kuehn, J E, Trosko, H, Brody, H D, Chieffo, L R, Howard   +6 more
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Genetic Engineering of Animals

1986
Genetic engineering of animals is becoming a reality as the later chapters in this Volume will illustrate. Genetic engineering is the field of manipulating the DNA of a cell or of an animal in order to alter the genetic information contained within the organism’s genome. The standard techniques of recombinant DNA are used.
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Genetic Engineering

Science, 1986
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Genetic testing in prostate cancer management: Considerations informing primary care

Ca-A Cancer Journal for Clinicians, 2022
Todd M Morgan, Mary-Ellen Taplin, Veda N Giri   +2 more
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