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Genetic Engineering

Genetic engineering is the deliberate modification of an organism's genome using molecular techniques to add, delete, or alter DNA sequences, enabling controlled changes in heritable traits and gene function. As a branch of biotechnology it underpins applications across medicine, agriculture, and industrial bioproce…

Curated from this journal's research 📚 12 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 25× across the literature 🗓 Reviewed June 2026

Overview

Genetic engineering is the deliberate modification of an organism's genome using molecular techniques to add, delete, or alter DNA sequences, enabling controlled changes in heritable traits and gene function. As a branch of biotechnology it underpins applications across medicine, agriculture, and industrial bioprocessing, from the design of therapeutic strategies to the improvement of crops and microbial production systems. In the context of hereditary disease, genetically directed approaches aim to correct or compensate for the molecular defects that cause inherited conditions, as illustrated by efforts to redirect metabolic processing in Canavan disease and by the broader promise of cell- and gene-based therapies. Allied genomic and proteomic techniques support precision in diagnosis and the development of personalised medicine, while engineered systems such as oncolytic viruses are explored as targeted tools against cancer. In plant science, precision breeding and the analysis of disease-resistance genes show how genetic manipulation enhances resilience and productivity. Microbial and yeast platforms extend these methods to the manufacture of bio-products and enzymes. Research in this area develops the molecular tools themselves, characterises engineered organisms, and evaluates their safety, efficacy, and applications, situating genetic engineering as a foundational technology for modern biology and medicine.

Research published in this journal

12 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

2023

Biotechnology 2.0

Exact topic Current Scientific Research doi:10.14302/issn.2766-8681.jcsr-23-4811

How this research is being cited

The 12 articles above have been cited 25 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.

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Editorial oversight

Curated from peer-reviewed research published in Hereditary Diseases.

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