Use of microorganisms is popular in medical research and industry. Give two reasons why microorganisms are commonly used.
cheap/inexpensive/low cost; grow/multiply/divide quickly; short life cycle; take up relatively little space; do not require high amounts of expertise to work with; genomes are understood well
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