Question

Genetically engineered microorganisms can treat biomedical wastes.

(a) True

(b) False

The question was posed to me in an internship interview.

Enquiry is from Biomedical Waste Management in division Biotechnology for Solid Waste Management of Environmental Biotechnology

Answer 1

Correct option is (a) True

For explanation I would say: Genetically engineered microorganisms can be used to treat biomedical wastes as it gives a new biological approach to treat the wastes which poses a great threat to the human health. Moreover, it is more environment friendly than any other methods. It can be used to convert the toxic wastes to non-hazardous and non-toxic form.