Desmond Nicholl's book, An Introduction to Genetic Engineering (2nd edition), aims to meet this demand. Although it is an introductory text, in practice it would suit students who already have ...

It’s part of a free workshop, "Introduction to Genetic Engineering," offered by Eastern Iowa Community College District with funding provided by the National Science Foundation.

In a giant feat of genetic engineering, scientists have created bacteria that make proteins in a radically different way than all natural species do.

This evolution depended on first, the availability of plants with desirable traits, second, the availability of cross breeding plants to increase agricultural production, and finally huge advances in ...