John Stewart Williamson, who wrote as Jack Williamson, was an American science fiction writer, one of several called the "Dean of Science Fiction". He is also credited with one of the first uses of the term genetic engineering. Early in his career he sometimes used the pseudonyms Will Stewart and Nils O. Sonderlund.
Jack Williamson
Williamson's first published story "The Metal Man" was cover-featured on the December 1928 Amazing Stories
Williamson's "Through the Purple Cloud" was the cover story in the May 1931 Wonder Stories
Williamson's novella "Wolves of Darkness" was the cover story in the January 1932 issue of Strange Tales
Genetic engineering, also called genetic modification or genetic manipulation, is the modification and manipulation of an organism's genes using technology. It is a set of technologies used to change the genetic makeup of cells, including the transfer of genes within and across species boundaries to produce improved or novel organisms.
In 1974 Rudolf Jaenisch created a genetically modified mouse, the first GM animal.
Polymerase chain reaction is a powerful tool used in molecular cloning.
A gene gun uses biolistics to insert DNA into plant tissue.
