Anecdotal Historical and Critical Commentaries on Genetics: Personal Reflections on the Origins and Emergence of Recombinant DNA Technology

摘要

The emergence of recombinant DNA technology occurred via the appropriation of known tools and procedures in novel ways that had broad applications for analyzing and modifying gene structure and organization of complex genomes. Although revolutionary in their impact, the tools and procedures per se were not revolutionary. Rather, the novel ways in which they were applied was what transformed biology.