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Research on Genetic Engineering

Geno.info is an early-stage website that will focus on new developments in the field of genomics. Recombinant DNA techniques can be used to make a specific protein by isolating the gene succession that creates that protein in one organism and inserting that gene succession into an alternative organism. This in one of the fresh inventions that has spurred the explosion of biotechnology in both scientific and commercial ventures. Several biotech firms are now in the business of identifying, isolating, reproducing, and harvesting (micro)organisms that form desired molecular compounds. Biotechnology is already being used to important effect in the agricultural and biomedical sectors. In some respects, humans have used genomics in agricultural uses for millennia. They have used biologic processes to ferment alcoholic drinks, culture dairy products, and selectively breed livestock and plants. Modern recombinant DNA techniques has greatly expanded and sped up the use of genetics to agriculture -- assembling crops and animals that grow in adverse environments, crops that bear more fruit, and crops that resist destructive insects without the practical usage of pesticides Biotechnology has been used to biologically turn agricultural plants and animals. For example, scientists have assembled plants that product their own pesticide targeted to common agricultural pests. Biotechnology has furthermore produced transgenic tomatoes that stay fresh longer - as well as recent types of potatoes, cotton, cows and sheep. Genetic engineering spans the recombination of genetic information across different species. The creation of transgenic plants and animals is not without controversy, but is becoming increasingly common in agricultural applications. In some respect, genetic variation has been occurring in nature. Athough the norm is in nature is genetic continuity between organisms within a species, there can be variation due to mutation and selection. Genetic engineering, in this respect, varies the quickness and directionality of this process, but is not qualitatively alternative than what has been occurring for eons. Click on pictures for info about biotech/neurotech T-shirts: Questions and suggestions concerning the site Geno.info may be sent to: Geno.info © 2006 by Geno.info