Plasmids that are used experimentally for these purposes are called vectors. Researchers can insert DNA fragments or genes into a plasmid vector, creating a so-called recombinant plasmid.

together with colleagues working on plasmids, wanted the final Asilomar declaration to include a clear statement on the threat of recombinant DNA bioweapons 10. The hectic last session of the ...

Credit: COURTESY OF TERRY SHARRER" /> Credit: COURTESY OF TERRY SHARRER In a series of experiments in the late 1960s and early 1970s, Stanley Cohen, Herbert Boyer, and their colleagues developed the ...

This valuable work extends previous studies to convincingly show that the centromere-histone core contributes to force transduction through the kinetochore. The centromere mainly strengthens one of ...

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