How Were Researchers Able to Produce Silk from Algae

question 78

Multiple Choice

How were researchers able to produce silk from algae?

• A) by feeding algae the components needed to produce silk as waste
• B) by inserting the silk gene into the DNA of algae for expression
• C) by extracting the same silk compound from the algae cell wall
• D) by using enzymes from algae to synthesize the silk protein
• E) by removing the gene that inhibits silk synthesis is algae

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