recombinant

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re·com·bi·nant | \ (ˌ)rē-ˈkäm-bə-nənt

Definition of recombinant

1 : relating to or exhibiting genetic recombination recombinant progeny

2a : relating to or containing genetically engineered DNA

b : produced by genetic engineering recombinant bovine growth hormone

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Recent Examples on the Web In fact, the AS01B adjuvant in the Shingrix vaccine (the recombinant herpes zoster vaccine to prevent Shingles) includes QS-21, which is also extracted from the Chilean soapbark tree. — Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 15 July 2022 The newer shingles vaccine, a two-dose recombinant vaccine with the brand name Shingrix, became available in 2017 and is very effective. — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 7 June 2022 The city may need further genomic investigation to determine whether a new variant or the recombinant XE variant is at play. — Manavi Kapur, Quartz, 18 Apr. 2022 So far, no cases of the recombinant variant have been reported in any other country, including the United States. — Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 5 Apr. 2022 As a mix of two existing variants, XE is what’s called a recombinant virus. — Gabriela Miranda, USA TODAY, 7 Apr. 2022 In her Ellie Rush mysteries, Naomi Hirahara incorporates the contemporary city, with its light rail and recombinant downtown — among the earliest Los Angeles fiction to do so. — David L. Ulin, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2022 Novavax and Corbevax recently produced inexpensive vaccines that rely on recombinant protein technology to mimic spike proteins. — The Week Staff, The Week, 27 Feb. 2022 In the 1970s and 1980s, the pharmaceutical and biomedical science industries were transformed by the recombinant-DNA revolution that relied on the manipulation of microbes and gain-of-function experiments. — Victor Dirita, STAT, 25 Dec. 2021 See More

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