Food For Thought: The ABCs of Biotechnology

A slide show presentation for the lay person to explain how scientists learn about and manipulate the machinery of cells. The emphasis will be on the various techniques developed over the past 30 years or so, by which we genetically engineer organisms. The focus will be on understanding the mechanics of the processes and not the ethics of genetic modification, which we will cover in our Discussion Group.

Anyone who already understands what DNA is and does in cells and how we are able to manipulate it will not find much, if any, new information here.