"Engineered microbes" refers to microorganisms, such as bacteria or yeast, that have been modified or specially designed through genetic engineering techniques to have specific traits or perform desired functions for various applications.
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- The difference between engineering microbes to produce drugs versus fuel is that, ounce for ounce, drugs are much more valuable: a fuel end product has to be cheap enough to burn. (scientificamerican.com)
- The results offer a new strategy for engineering microbes, and they promise a potential safety switch that would make bugs die once they've done their job. (sciencemag.org)
- Though a new generation of genetically engineered microbes is raising fears about home - brew heroin, a technology de-coupled from the whims of growing seasons could also mean cheaper, legal drugs. (psmag.com)
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