Development
With the advent of large-scale genetic engineering and well-publicized events, such as the cloning of Dolly, genetic engineering has played a larger role in in fiction. Genetics research consortia, such as the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, have felt the need to distinguish genetic engineering fact from fiction in explaining their work to the public, and have explored the role that genetic engineering has played in the public perception of programs, such as the Human Genome Project.
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