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Explain the work carried out by Cohen and Boyer that contributed immensely in biotechnology.
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Stanley Cohen and Herbert Boyer conducted one of the first
genetic engineering experiments in 1972. They invented the technique of DNA cloning.
Cohen developed a method of removing plasmids from the cell and then reinserting
them in other cells. Combining this process with that of DNA splicing enabled
Boyer and Cohen to recombine segments of DNA in desired configurations and
insert the DNA in bacterial cells, which could then act as manufacturing plants
for specific proteins.
Stanley Cohen and Herbert Boyer conducted one of the first genetic engineering experiments in 1972. They invented the technique of DNA cloning. Cohen developed a method of removing plasmids from the cell and then reinserting them in other cells. Combining this process with that of DNA splicing enabled Boyer and Cohen to recombine segments of DNA in desired configurations and insert the DNA in bacterial cells, which could then act as manufacturing plants for specific proteins.
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