Understanding the Inventions That Changed the World

Genetic Engineering (1x33)

Date de diffusion: Août 31, 2013

This lecture tracks the story of genetics from Darwin and Mendel to Watson and Crick. Then turn to genetic engineering-the direct manipulation of an organism's hereditary information by introducing foreign DNA or synthetic genes. This technology-PCR-has important applications for today's agriculture, medicine, forensics, and more.