Down the animal pharm: splicing away regulations.(genetic engineering)

From: The Nation | Date: March 11, 1996| Author: Wright, Susan | Copyright information

The field of genetic engineering received widespread attention in the early 1970s, but most regulations and controls of the industry have faded over the years. In addition, genetic engineers have taken the once unthinkable step of patenting numerous living things.

Twenty-five years ago, the first rather clumsy genetic engineering techniques were immediately recognized as aimed at the molecular basis of life. The human race had acquired the ability to wreak change on the "interior" ...

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