Professor Emeritus Herb Boyer's discovery of recombinant DNA changed medicine, ushering in a new era in biological treatments ...

Cartoon comparing DNA strand displacement using the DNA-tweezers (top) versus the DNA probe built into the previous chip (bottom). Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the ...

Following the success of Humulin, recombinant DNA technology was quickly adopted to replace older methods of producing medical products from human growth hormone to vaccines. Although scientists have ...

Recombinant DNA is one of the first stories in modern biotechnology history. The National Museum of American History contains collections which trace this foundational technique of genetic engineering ...