Transgenic Bio-reactor: What It Is & Its Applications

A transgenic bio-reactor is a genetically engineered organism (usually a plant or animal) that's designed to produce a specific protein or substance for a particular purpose. The organism is modified by introducing genes from another organism that code for the desired protein or substance. This process creates a living factory capable of producing large quantities of the desired protein or substance. Transgenic bio-reactors are used in biotechnology to produce drugs, vaccines, enzymes, and other products.