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Some believe, in fact, that the process aspect of this research may be more demanding than is the genetic manipulation aspect. The reality of biotechnology in agriculture is illustrated by the knowledge that the change of a single amino acid in a protein that occurs in the membrane of the chloroplast, the light-gathering area of a plant, led to resistance to a major herbicide called atrazine.
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These industries range from the nearer-term health care and agricultural areas through food, industrial chemicals, energy, forestry, pollution control, and mining, and possibly in time to bioelectronics. However, such a pervasive capability has unfortunately led to many unrealistic expectations.
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Limited R&D partnerships in this area are beginning to become very popular. What we would like to do here, then, is to provide an analysis of what the reality is in this exciting field with the tremendous potential.
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