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Herbert W. Boyer
Born:
1936
Birthplace:
Pittsburgh, Pa.
Recombinant DNA technology—Biochemists Boyer and Cohen combined their
expertise in 1973 to create the first genetically engineered organism.
They did this by splicing together DNA fragments from several different
species of an organism, mixing the traits of each to create a previously
unknown variation. Their accomplishment is the basis for modern
biotechnology. In 1978 Boyer and Cohen's company, Gerentech, was
successful in synthesizing human insulin. (2001)
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