( ( ( ( ( Transformation , ) ( ( the ( natural tendency ) ) ( of ( bacteria ( to ( ( take up ) ( DNA ( in ( their environment ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) , ) ( can ( be ( used ( to ( ( insert ( ( DNA functional ) ( as genes ) ) ) ( into ( ( the ( bacterial genome ) ) ( resulting ( in ( transgenic bacteria ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( , ( ( e.g. bacteria ) ( ( ( transformed ( so as ) ) ( to ( make ( ( ` ( human ( ' insulin ) ) ) ( for ( treatment ( of diabetes ) ) ) ) ) ) ) . ) ) ) )
(ROOT (S (S (NP (NP (NNP Transformation)) (, ,) (NP (NP (DT the) (JJ natural) (NN tendency)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NNS bacteria) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB take) (PRT (RP up)) (NP (NP (NNP DNA)) (PP (IN in) (NP (PRP$ their) (NN environment)))))))))) (, ,)) (VP (MD can) (VP (VB be) (VP (VBN used) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB insert) (NP (NP (NNP DNA) (NNP functional)) (PP (IN as) (NP (NNS genes)))) (PP (IN into) (NP (NP (DT the) (JJ bacterial) (NN genome)) (VP (VBG resulting) (PP (IN in) (NP (JJ transgenic) (NNS bacteria))))))))))))) (, ,) (NP (NNP e.g.) (NNS bacteria)) (VP (VBD transformed) (ADVP (RB so) (RB as)) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB make) (NP (NP (`` `) (JJ human) ('' ') (NN insulin)) (PP (IN for) (NP (NP (NN treatment)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NN diabetes)))))))))) (. .)))
Transformation, the natural tendency of bacteria to take up DNA in their environment, can be used to insert DNA functional as genes into the bacterial genome resulting in transgenic bacteria, e.g. bacteria transformed so as to make 'human' insulin for treatment of diabetes.
(ROOT (S (NP (NP (DT The) (JJ human) (NN gene)) (PP (IN for) (NP (NN insulin)))) (VP (VBD placed) (PP (IN into) (NP (NNS bacteria))) (PP (IN through) (NP (DT the) (NN transformation) (NN process)))) (. .)))