ge·net·ic en·gi·neer·ing /jəˈnedik ˌenjəˈni(ə)riNG/
noun
the deliberate modification of the characteristics of an organism by manipulating its genetic material.
Update: Since the time of this video human editing is in full swing!
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Splicing genes from one organism and inserting them into bacterial DNA