IntermediateBiotechnology
#28Recombinant DNA Basics
How scientists combine DNA pieces with vectors to study genes and produce useful biological products.
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Biotechnology
From CRISPR to recombinant DNA: engineering biology in the lab.
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IntermediateBiotechnology
#29Molecular Cloning Workflow
The high-level design, assembly, selection, and validation cycle used to make a DNA construct.
Part 2 of 5 in Biotechnology · Builds on: Recombinant DNA Basics
10 min read6 termsCovers 6 glossary terms
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#30CRISPR Explained Simply
How guide RNA and Cas9 make targeted genome editing possible.
Part 3 of 5 in Biotechnology · Builds on: Molecular Cloning Workflow
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#31Gene Therapy Basics
What gene therapy aims to do, how delivery matters, and why current clinical use is limited and closely regulated.
Part 4 of 5 in Biotechnology · Builds on: CRISPR Explained Simply
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#32Synthetic Biology
How scientists design and test biological systems, from genetic circuits to iterative engineering cycles.
Part 5 of 5 in Biotechnology · Builds on: Gene Therapy Basics
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Agarose
Lab TechniquesA jelly-like polysaccharide used to make gels that separate DNA fragments by size.
Cas9
BiotechnologyAn enzyme used in CRISPR systems to cut DNA at a targeted location.
CRISPR
BiotechnologyA bacterial defense system adapted as a precise tool for editing DNA.
Guide RNA
BiotechnologyAn RNA sequence that directs a CRISPR enzyme to the matching DNA target that should be edited.
PCR
Lab TechniquesPolymerase chain reaction: a method to copy a specific DNA segment millions of times.
Primer
Lab TechniquesA short DNA sequence that gives DNA polymerase a starting point during PCR.
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