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Enzymes Used in Genetic Engineering - Some technological developments in science enable us to gain immense knowledge and increased potential for innovation. Genetic engineering and biomedical research have experienced such a revolutionary change since the past 30 years with the development of gene manipulation.

The ability to manipulate DNA in vitro (outside the cell) depends entirely on the availability of purified enzymes that can cleave, modify and join the DNA molecule in specific ways.

At present, no purely chemical method can achieve the ability to manipulate the DNA in vitro in a predictable way. Only enzymes are able to carry out the function of manipulating the DNA. Each enzyme has a vital role to play in the process of genetic engineering.