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The main advantage of using E. coli for genetic engineering is that it can be easily grown, and its structure and genetics are familiar to scientists.
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Microbiology: An Introduction, 11th Edition
by Tortora, Gerard J.; Funke, Berdell R.; Case, Christine L.
Published by
Benjamin Cummings
ISBN 10:
0321733606
ISBN 13:
978-0-32173-360-3
Chapter 9 - Figure 9.13 - E. coli genetically modified to produce a gamma interferon, a human protein that promotes an immune response - Question - Page 256: 1
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