GENETIC ENGINEERING IN PLANTS, ANIMALS AND MICRO-ORGANISMS, AND HUMAN GENE THERAPY
The following sections are included:
Genetic engineering
Introduction
Restriction endonucleases and ligases
Vectors
Getting a particular piece of DNA into a vector, and recognising a clone containing it
Site-directed mutagenesis
Gene targeting
Genetic engineering in plants
Genetic engineering in animals
Genetic engineering in micro-organisms
Some dangers of genetic engineering; the amount of genetically engineered crops grown
Human gene therapy
Introduction
Methods for somatic gene therapy
Progress
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