Over the last 40 years, recombinant DNA technology has revolutionized numerous industrial sectors, including agriculture and pharmaceuticals. It has enabled the development of vaccines against infectious diseases and drugs that treat non-infectious illnesses like diabetes, cancer, cystic fibrosis, psoriasis, rheumatoid arthritis, and some genetic disorders.
其结果是现代生物技术的诞生。在过去40年中，重组DNA技术掀起了大量行业部门的革命，包括农业和制药业。它让我们开发出针对传染病的疫苗和治疗糖尿病、癌症、囊包性纤维症、牛皮癣、风湿性关节炎以及某些遗传病的药物。