Making Transgenic Organisms

Making Transgenic Organisms

Transgenic organisms have also been made. Bacteria have been produced to promote the health of plants, perform bioremediation, extract minerals, and produce chemicals.

Plant cells, genetically engineered while they are protoplasts in tissue culture, grow to be transgenic plants.

Transgenic plants have been produced that have a natural re- sistance to herbicides and pests. In the future, plants may have an
ability to fix atmospheric nitrogen, an increased ability to grow in arid and salty soils, and greater nutritional value.

Genetic engineering of animals has made much progress. Many firms are interested in gene pharming, the use of genetically engineered animals to produce pharmaceuticals in milk.