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Insulin grown in plants gets human tests
By admin | January 8, 2009
INSULIN grown in plants has been injected into people for the first time. The hope is that plants will provide a cheaper source of insulin for people with diabetes.Most insulin products are produced by bacteria in a fermenter. As this is an expensive process, Sembiosys hopes using plants will be cheaper because they do not need this stage.
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