Raylee Episode 5: Restriction Enzymes: CTRL + X of Biology
Sep 26, 2016•9 min
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Episode description
What happens when you throw a light-weight champion of the world, V.Irus in the ring with the virus-resistant heavy champion of the world, B.Teria? You get yourself a one-way ticket to discovering restriction enzymes.
These were discovered by scientists in the 50s. Currently, these enzymes now 'cut' selective pieces of DNA for all kinds of great applications.
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