Like with anything, though, there are pros and cons to rDNA technology. Among the cons ... Most notably, however, DNA splicing is used in biotechnology to create insulin (a hormone that's ...

Recombinant DNA is one of the first stories in modern biotechnology history. The National Museum of American History contains collections which trace this foundational technique of genetic engineering ...

However, the modern era of biotechnology began with the discovery of DNA structure in 1953 and the development of recombinant DNA technology in the 1970s. Since then, biotechnology has rapidly evolved ...

You have full access to this article via your institution. We find that, as the biotechnology industry developed and early rDNA products fulfilled their promise in the market, the resulting growth ...

The framing of agricultural products of recombinant DNA technology as GMOs lacks biological ... misconceptions that constrain the use of biotechnology in addressing imperatives of development ...