Demain A L
Science. 1981 Nov 27;214(4524):987-95. doi: 10.1126/science.6946560.
Industrial microbiology has served humanity since prebiblical times, providing fermented beverages and foods to enhance the quality of life. The antibiotic era featured an explosion in the number of microbial products for medicine, nutrition, industry, and research. Revolutionary developments in molecular genetics are propelling the field into a new growth phase with promise of solutions to major world problems.
自圣经时代之前,工业微生物学就一直为人类服务,提供发酵饮料和食品以提高生活质量。抗生素时代的特点是用于医学、营养、工业和研究的微生物产品数量激增。分子遗传学的革命性发展正在推动该领域进入一个新的增长阶段,有望解决世界重大问题。