splice
verb (used with object)
to join together or unite (two ropes or parts of a rope) by the interweaving of strands.
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
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Cleantech entrepreneurs are splicing genes in the search for greener fuels.
From BusinessWeek ● Mar. 17, 2011