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US 4237224

How Scientists First Made DNA Replicate in New Cells

This 1980 patent describes a method for cutting and pasting DNA pieces in a lab to create new, self-replicating genetic material that can be inserted into bacteria, a foundational …

Statusexpired

Granted1980

Expires1999

Claims15

Forward citations346

Prior art1

AssigneeLeland Stanford Junior University

InventorsHerbert W. Boyer, Stanley N. Cohen

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