wytze wrote:
>
> Could you please explain what you mean with gmo fermentation technology?
> I share the remarks made by dr. Clark on plants.
> wytze
One of the first things (late 70s, early 80s?) done successfully in
molecular biology was to insert a gene coding for some specific protein
into a bacterium. Since bacteria multiply so quickly, if you fed them
well you could get enormous masses of bacteria producing your desired
protein along with what they would normally produced without the new
gene. It was a very productive way to produce large quantities of some
protein, typically an enzyme, very quickly and inexpensively. So
interesting proteins were produced in large scale cultures generally
referred to as fermentation vats or fermentation cultures. Then the
enzymes were separated and purified out and used for a variety of things
for which enzymes were formerly too expensive. Fermentation is for the
bacterial metabolism. This is GMO fermentation technology, wherein only
bacteria are modified, only used in the laboratory or production
facility for the purpose of producing materials more costly otherwise.
Loren M.
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