A Brief Look at Cloning with Restriction Enzymes

Restriction enzymes were identified in bacteria in the 1970s. Since then scientists have identified hundreds of different types of restriction enzymes. They have become a simple way of moving a fragment of double-stranded DNA from one plasmid to another.

In this video you will learn:
- What Restriction enzymes are
- What makes them useful cloning tools
- Pros and cons of cloning with Restriction Enzymes.

INSTRUCTOR: JULIA GEORGE-RAIZEN
Julia George-Raizen received from the University of Michigan in 1991 in what would now be called Molecular Immunology. She has done post-doctoral work and later research using mice, cell lines, yeast, and C. elegans.

Julia has a front-row seat to the development and evolution of all current molecular biology techniques, from PCR to CRISPR, and taught at several universities in the Philadelphia area, including St. Joseph's University and Bryn Mawr College. She now works as a consultant in science communication and education.