Scientists developed a set of guidelines to address the safety of DNA technology. Which of the following safety measures is one that has been adopted by researchers?
A) Microorganisms used in recombinant DNA experiments must be genetically crippled to ensure that they cannot survive outside of the laboratory.
B) Genetically modified organisms are not allowed to be part of our food supply.
C) Transgenic plants are engineered so that the plant genes cannot hybridize.
D) Experiments involving HIV or other potentially dangerous viruses have been banned.

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Microorganisms used in recombinant DNA experiments must be genetically crippled to ensure that they cannot survive outside of the laboratory is a safety measure that has been adopted by researchers. The other options (B, C, and D) are either partially true or not completely accurate. Genetically modified organisms are allowed in the food supply in some countries, transgenic plants can hybridize with related wild species and gene flow can occur, and experiments involving potentially dangerous viruses are not entirely banned but are subject to strict safety protocols.

Scientists Developed a Set of Guidelines to Address the Safety