Recombinant DNA Technology is genetic engineering where the gene from one organism is inserted into another. This process enables scientists to modify the characteristics of organisms to produce useful proteins for medical purposes, such as insulin production. Recombinant DNA Technology is used for cloning organisms. Cloning is the process of producing genetically identical copies of an organism from a single parent. Most commonly, this occurs when two different parents produce offspring which contain genetic traits from both parents. The first successful cloning was performed on sheep in 1978 by Bruce Beutler at Stanford University.