Word: gene
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Identifying single genes is not a new phenomenon," Orkin said yesterday, "The breakthrough is in identifying a gene from a fetus...
...theoretically possible to detect such illnesses as sickle-cell anemia and cystic fibrosis," Orkin said. "All you have to find out is what to look for in the gene...
Orkin explained that the image produced was a row of fuzzy-looking black bands. If one of the bands is missing, the gene is defective, he added...
...Arthur W. Nienhus of the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute wrote an editorial in the journal claiming: "This is the first direct examination of the gene. The power of the technique is extraordinary, but the actual execution of it, once mastered, is not terribly difficult...
...isolation of the gene was the second landmark in genetics this week. On Tuesday, the first known baby conceived in a laboratory was born by Ceasarean section in Lancashire, England...