Jack Williamson (Jack Williamson, 1951) first used the term genetic engineering in his famous book Dragon’s Island. Paul Berg (Paul Berg, 1972) created the first recombinant DNA. That is why he is called the father of genetic engineering. In 1974, the world’s first transgenic animal GM mice were created. Scientists at the J. Craig Venter Institute (2010) discovered the bacterium Cynthia, which is considered the world’s first synthetic organism. Scientist Stephen Hawking said, whether we like it or not, genetic engineering will be the most influential science of the 21st century.