Abstract
In evaluating the available technical resources and future needs for the manipulation of genes and cells for use in industry, medicine, and agriculture one has to consider the need for increased understanding of biology as well as the identification and achievement of very specific objectives. To this end, gene synthesis, mutagenesis, protein structure modeling and engineering, gene expression (transcription, translation, and post-transcriptional processing), host-vector systems, gene isolation, reverse genetics (transplacement), and applications of immunology were reviewed. In many of these areas the technology is very sophisticated (17, 21), in others it is lacking or is understood to such a limited degree that it cannot be applied in a predictable way. Most, if not all, of the technology is the result of academic investigator-initiated research. It is essential for future developments in molecular genetics that support of this non-applied research is not diminished.
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Smith, M. et al. (1986). Technical Approaches. In: Silver, S. (eds) Biotechnology: Potentials and Limitations. Dahlem Workshop Reports, vol 35. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-70535-9_2
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