Recombinant DNA (rDNA) refers to artificial DNA molecules that are created by combining genetic material from different sources. This technology involves the insertion of DNA fragments from one ...

The AI2Health cluster of the Ken Kennedy Institute and the Synthetic Biology Institute at Rice University hosted a debriefing and collaborative discussion session on the Spirit of Asilomar summit June ...

Errol Friedberg is a molecular biologist and emeritus professor at University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas. He is author of A Biography of Paul Berg: The Recombinant DNA Controversy ...

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One of the greatest transformations in modern medicine arguably began with a corned beef sandwich. It was the late 1960s, and new Department of Medicine Chair Lloyd Hollingsworth “Holly” Smith Jr., MD ...

Without Drs. Herbert Boyer and Stan Cohen, the biotechnology industry would probably not exist, or at least appear in the form that we currently know it. And, of course, there would be no GEN. However ...

The development of early monoclonal antibody (mAb) therapies centered around the hybridoma platform requires the production of target antigen or immunogen and animal immunizations. This means there ...