Question

The procedure used to make insulin in bacteria can also
be used to synthesize other biological materials. Think of a chemical or material inside the human body that could be synthesized within bacteria. What would be the potential benefits of this process? What would be the potential drawbacks?

Answer 1

Recombinant DNA is a technology scientists developed that made it possible to insert a human gene into the genetic material of a common bacterium. This “recombinant” micro-organism could now produce the protein encoded by the human gene. Scientists build the human insulin gene in the laboratory.