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designer gene

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designer gene
n.
A gene modified or created by genetic engineering.
designer gene
A gene created or modified by genetic engineering. Designer genes can help produce particular substances needed for research or medical treatment.


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By installing a designer gene that offsets the adverse effects of faulty DNA, scientists have prevented sickle-cell disease in mice.
Gene therapy for sickle-cell disease? (Science News of the week) by Seppa, N. / Science News
``I envisioned the glamour of the 'Thin Man' movies with Myrna Loy, and the whole idea of the classic elegance of the era,'' said designer Gene Zettle of Gene Zettle Interiors in Pasadena.
RENOVATION GOES RETRO HOME GETS '40S DESIGNER TOUCH FOR PUBLIC VIEWING by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
In related work, there is the Human Genome Diversity Project--an effort to secure blood samples from the world's 5,000 linguistically distinct human populations in the hopes of isolating desirable genes that can be useful in future designer gene projects, especially in medicine.
how BIOTECHNOLOGY is transforming WHAT we believe and how we LIVE by EDWORDS, FRED / The Humanist
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