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The Recombinant DNA Technology Era

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Humans have been practicing biotechnology since a long time ago to prepare fermented food and beverages and to treat diseases. Onset of the microscopic era in the seventeenth century gave a momentum to the use of microbes in various applications. With rapid evolution of technologies, today biotechnology has become an indispensable part of various industries. One of the most important developments in biotechnology has been the concept of recombinant DNA, where organisms can be genetically modified to suit the requirements. Several DNA editing tools and methods have evolved to precisely control the manipulation of the genome in any living organism, simplify the tedious procedures, making it faster and cheaper. In this chapter, we will discuss the fascinating progress that has been made in this technology over the past centuries.

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  1. Department of Zoology, Sir Parashurambhau College, Pune, Maharashtra, India

    Manisha Modak & Narendra Nyayanit

  2. School of Bioengineering Sciences & Research, MIT ADT University, Pune, Maharashtra, India

    Aruna Sivaram & Nayana Patil

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Modak, M., Nyayanit, N., Sivaram, A., Patil, N. (2022). The Recombinant DNA Technology Era. In: A Complete Guide to Gene Cloning: From Basic to Advanced . Techniques in Life Science and Biomedicine for the Non-Expert. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-96851-9_1

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