Which of the following statements concerning recombinant DNA technology is false?

  •  Production of large amounts of proteins such as insulin and human growth hormone has been made possible using recombinant DNA technology.
  •  Recombinant DNA technology offers specific benefits to the scientific, medical, and general population.
  •  Recombinant DNA technology provides a high degree of risk to the health of the general population.
  •  Mutant strains of bacteria produced by genetic recombination are often unable to survive in the natural environment.
  •  Thus far, no illnesses in laboratory workers have been traced to genetic recombinants.