Biochemistry 2280A Lecture : Recombinant DNA Technology.docx
7 Dec 2012
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The techniques by which dna fragments from different sources can be recombined to make new molecules with unique features. Rdt is moving genes around to get dna molecule to make something the way you want them to do it. Synthetic biology: the construction of new biological parts and systems and or the redesign of existing, natural systems for useful purposes. Q: humans have manipulated the genomes of other organisms for 1000s of years?- true. People have been manipulating the dna of organisms for thousands of years. Plant/ crop and dog breeding are exampls of humans manipulated the dna of other organisms. It can be as fast as a few days in some organisms. Classical approaches require these 2 things to go on, that makes them slow and somewhat limited. In contrast, rdt is rapid with no restrictions. Manipulating genes is an old story but rdt of doing it is a new technology.
