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<p class="text-justify">Even the biotechnological tools are much more advantageous – they are not allowed to be used outside the laboratories. Theoretically, any bacteria can not be taken out of the lab, even when they are so efficient. To deal with contaminations, to fertilize plants or help to deal with lack of nitrogen for the periods it is necessary for crops – this is what bacteria in a coat of GMOs could be used for. But there is a huge environmental problem that bacteria are almost immortal. Moreover – genetically modified bacteria are better and usually superior among naturally existing bacteria. Therefore there is a possibility to cause an environmental disaster or at least huge problems. </p> | <p class="text-justify">Even the biotechnological tools are much more advantageous – they are not allowed to be used outside the laboratories. Theoretically, any bacteria can not be taken out of the lab, even when they are so efficient. To deal with contaminations, to fertilize plants or help to deal with lack of nitrogen for the periods it is necessary for crops – this is what bacteria in a coat of GMOs could be used for. But there is a huge environmental problem that bacteria are almost immortal. Moreover – genetically modified bacteria are better and usually superior among naturally existing bacteria. Therefore there is a possibility to cause an environmental disaster or at least huge problems. </p> | ||
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<p class="text-justify'>What is already done to reach this possibility to use GMOs outside the laboratory? One way is to use kill-switch, which turn on, when there is a lack/excess of some substances. But at both conditions there is a need for a physically interaction between some molecules and bacteria. Is it statistically reliable enough? Probably no, because it will be really irresponsible to use some techniques that need to rely on eventuality. Another way is to create a modified bacteria, which uses synthetic amino acids. As synthetic amino acids are not naturally found in environment, after several divisions, concentration of synthetic amino acid will be not big enough and these bacteria are probably going to die. Here is again a word “probably” – proteins can mutate, and the difference in one amino acid is usually not worth trusting.</p> | <p class="text-justify'>What is already done to reach this possibility to use GMOs outside the laboratory? One way is to use kill-switch, which turn on, when there is a lack/excess of some substances. But at both conditions there is a need for a physically interaction between some molecules and bacteria. Is it statistically reliable enough? Probably no, because it will be really irresponsible to use some techniques that need to rely on eventuality. Another way is to create a modified bacteria, which uses synthetic amino acids. As synthetic amino acids are not naturally found in environment, after several divisions, concentration of synthetic amino acid will be not big enough and these bacteria are probably going to die. Here is again a word “probably” – proteins can mutate, and the difference in one amino acid is usually not worth trusting.</p> |
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