Transgenic organism

The function of the cAMP response element binding protein has been modeled in transgenic organisms 467... 

Berg went on to suggest that a protocol (set of rules) be developed to control the kinds of research that could be done on transgenic organisms and the conditions under which that research should take place. Berg s letter later became the basis for a federal voluntary policy on recombinant research that was developed at a famous conference held in 1975 at the Asilomar Conference Center in Pacific Grove, California. 

A fundamental shortcoming should also be borne in mind transgenic organisms are made by altering one or a few genes, while it is the cell that has fiill attributes of autonomous replication. Further, in multicellular organisms this occurs in cooperation among differentiated cells. 

This review summarises the recent advances in engineering microbial and plant cells for flavour production. Examples from a number of compound classes will be presented to illustrate the use of transgenic organisms as sources for biocatalysts utilised in fermentation processes, as well as the application of metabolic engineering to produce a specific desired compound. 

Transgenic organism An organism that contains one or more genes from another species. Also known as a genetically modified organism, or GMO. 

What are the chances that you have already ingested a product made from a transgenic organism ... 

Genetic transformation The process where from a donor organism is transferred directly into a recipient cell using Agrobacterium or mechanical methods to produce a transgenic organism. 

Genetic engineering The process of transferring DNA from one organism into another that results in a genetic modification the production of a transgenic organism. 

Inserting a foreign gene from one species into another, forming a transgenic organism. 

Stewart CN. Go with the glow fluorescent proteins to light transgenic organisms. Trends Biotechnol. 2006 24 155-162. 

Hankeln (Eds) Transgenic Organisms and Biosafety - Horizontal Gene Transfer, Stability of DNA, and Expression of Transgenes. Springer, New York, pp. 283-304. 

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