List of genetic engineers

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This is a list of famous genetic engineers. For more information, see genetic engineering.

  • Francis Crick worked with James Watson on DNA and helped to discover the double helix structure of DNA.
  • Gregor Mendel was the father of genetics; he is famous for cultivating pea plants in 1856.
  • Daniel Nathans won a Nobel Prize for his research on restriction enzymes that cut DNA into monitorable pieces.
  • James D. Watson worked with Francis Crick on DNA and helped to discover the double helix structure of DNA.
  • Ian Wilmut researched cloning; he is famous for cloning the sheep, Dolly.