Genetic engineering for practical application
- 1 April 1979
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in The Science of Nature
- Vol. 66 (4) , 182-189
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00366018
Abstract
Genetic engineering has ushered in a new era in biology. Although many problems are still to be solved, there are examples that point to a possible later application for the benefit of mankind: Bacteria can be manipulated to degrade crude-oil spillages, to produce human insulin and to bind nitrogen from the air. If all the bacteria that are indigenous to agricultural soils could be made to bind nitrogen, an increase in soil fertility might well result.Keywords
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