Recombinant DNA Technology (Biotechnology and Society)

Recombinant DNA Technology (Biotechnology and Society)

Required Reading

• The Paul Berg Papers (Profiles in Science, National Library of Medicine)
• Paul Berg Asilomar and Recombinant DNA (Nobel Foundation)

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1. ISBN:0309044863

   Fredrickson, Donald S. "Asilomar and Recombinant DNA: The End of the Beginning" pp258-307 Read online at National Academies Press Pages 259-264 are a brief history of molecular biology. You can skip over them if you wish and concentrate on pages 265-284.

2. Original paper reporting construction of first recombinant DNA molecule.

Additional Background

• The Recombinant DNA Debate (Online Course Notes)