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Word: geneâ (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1971-1971
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...been theorized by Jacques Monod and François Jacob of France's Pasteur Institute. Called messenger RNA, it provided the missing piece in the molecular puzzle. It was formed on an uncoiled strip of DNA in the nucleus, imprinted with the particular "message" encoded in that portion?or gene???of the staircase, and then sent off with these instructions to the protein-making ribosomes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Special Section: THE CELL: Unraveling the Double Helix and the Secret of Life | 4/19/1971 | See Source »

...Ramsey and others, genetic surgery?repairing, replacing or suppressing a "sick" gene???could be profoundly moral. Depending on the defect, genetic surgery before or after birth could prevent abnormality, and also insure that it was not passed on. Moral Theologian Bernard Häring of Rome's Accademia Alfonsiana applauds basic remedial intervention as "corrective foresight...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Special Section: THE SPIRIT: Who Will Make the Choices of Life and Death? | 4/19/1971 | See Source »

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