Manipulating Dna

Synopsis

Looks at the techniques of genetic engineering used to produce new combinations of genetic material not normally found in nature and the incorporation of this new genetic material into a host organism for the eventual production of a commercially useful protein. In four sections: cutting DNA; electrophoresis of DNA using agarose gels; amplifying DNA using the polymerase chain reaction; cloning DNA.

Series

Biochemical Basis of Biology, Series

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Video; Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 60 min.

Year of production

1994

Availability

Sale; 1995 sale: £60.00 (+VAT +p&p)

Notes

Reviewed by James Crabbe in ‘Journal of Biological Education; Vol 30, No 1 (1996), p79.

Uses

A-level and 1st-year undergraduate biology.

Subjects

Biology

Keywords

biochemistry; DNA; electrophoresis; polymerase chain reaction

Credits

Producer

E J Wood

Writer

E J Wood

Sponsor

Name

Biochemical Society

Notes

see Portland Press

Distributor

Name

Portland Press Ltd

Phone

020 7580 5530

Fax

020 7323 1136

Address

London
W1N 3AJ