Florida Blue is a trade name of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida, Inc., an Independent Licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association.ecently, a health insurance company in upstate New York named Excellus Blue Cross Blue Shield (Excellus) announced that it had been the victim of a cyber-attack. Excellus operates Blue Cross and Blue Shield plans in upstate New York, but not in Florida.
Gene cassette. A gene cassette is broadly a modular DNA sequence encoding one or more genes for a single biochemical function. In genetic engineering, a gene cassette refers to a manipulable fragment of DNA carrying, and capable of expressing, one or more genes of interest between one or more sets of restriction sites.
genetic engineering definition. The manipulation of DNA to produce new types of organisms, usually by inserting or deleting genes. Note: Genetic engineering has been developed commercially, with uses such as producing human insulin or bacteria that will keep plants from freezing in a mild frost.