Transgenic Bacteria
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Transgenic bacteria, refers to bacteria which have been genetically engineered. The first example of this occurred in 1978 when Herbert Boyer working at a University of California laboratory took a synthetic version of the human insulin gene and inserted into the bacterium Escherichia coli to produce synthesized insulin.
[edit] Bacteria Synthesized Transgenic Products
Insulin
Hepatitis B Vaccine
Tissue plasminogen activator
Human growth hormone
Ice-minus bacteria
[edit] Further reading
- Karl Drlica Understanding DNA and Gene Cloning: A Guide for the Curious, 4th Edition ISBN 978-0-471-43416-0.