In the 20th century, scientists harnessed the natural metabolic reactions of bacteria to make __________ for the first time in an industrial setting.

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The natural metabolic reactions of bacteria were harnessed to make acetone for the first time in an industrial setting during the 20th century, through a process called acetone-butanol-ethanol fermentation. The other options listed are also made through various fermentation processes, but they were not necessarily first made in an industrial setting during the 20th century.

In the 20th Century, Scientists Harnessed the Natural Metabolic Reactions