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genetic engineer, n.
Brit. |dʒɪˌnɛtɪk ˌɛn(d)ʒɪˈnɪə|, U.S. |dʒəˌnɛdɪk ˌɛndʒəˈnɪ(ə)r|
[‹ genetic adj. + engineer n., after genetic engineering n.]
A scientist who works in the field of genetic engineering.
1954Astounding Sci. Fiction Oct. 22/2 Meanwhile giant pulverizers were reducing barren stone and sand to fine particles which would be mixed with fertilizers to yield soil; and the genetic engineers were evolving still other strains of life which could provide a balanced ecology. 1966New Scientist 23 June 762/3 The culture of embryos in the laboratory, destined to develop into adults whose physical and, possibly, intellectual characteristics had been chosen in advance by the genetic engineers. 1999J. D'Silva in G. Tansey & J. D'Silva Meat Business xiii. 139 In their euphoria at creating the first ever transgenic livestock, the genetic engineers had not anticipated public reaction to pictures showing these pigs. |