Genetic Engineering
A man-made method of altering the genes to change the characteristics of an organism.
- Historical Notes
- 1985 Genetic fingerprinting invented by Alec Jeffreys.
- 1987 A crime suspect is convicted on the evidence of genetic fingerprinting in the UK.
- 1988 A patent is granted to cover a genetically engineered mouse.
- 1992 The first 'xenotransplant' from one type of animal to another involving genetically engineered tissue (liver) is carried out successfully.
- 1987 A crime suspect is convicted on the evidence of genetic fingerprinting in the UK.
