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Recombinant DNA Technology
Biology and Life Sciences

Recombinant DNA Technology: How Gene Splicing Built Modern Biotech

Recombinant DNA technology joins DNA fragments from different organisms into a single molecule for copying and expression in a host cell.

Gene Drive Technology
Biology and Life Sciences

Gene Drive Technology: Engineering Inheritance to Fight Malaria

A gene drive is a genetic engineering system that biases inheritance so a chosen trait spreads through a wild population faster than Mendelian...

De-extinction Scientific Debate
Biology and Life Sciences

De-Extinction: The Science and Ethics of Reviving Lost Species

De-extinction uses biotechnology to generate organisms resembling extinct species through cloning, gene editing, or selective back-breeding.

Why mammoths dominate de-extinction dreams
BiologyEarth and environmentScience Tracker

Why Woolly Mammoths Dominate De-Extinction Dreams

The mammoth's grip on de-extinction efforts has little to do with science. It has everything to do with us.