THE MOLECULAR BASIS OF INHERITANCE
DNA MAKES RNA MAKES PROTEIN
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making human insulin
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DNA fingerprint for blood left at a crime scene
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producing corn that is resistant to herbicides
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Detailed explanation-1: -The development in the field of genetic engineering allowed the production of insulin in E. coli and yeast, which have been approved for therapeutic applications in human by FDA [14, 15]. Nowadays, recombinant human insulin is mainly produced either in E. coli or Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
Detailed explanation-2: -Insulin is used to treat diabetic patients. This insulin was initially extracted from the pancreas of slaughtered cattle and pigs which developed allergic reactions in human body. Hence, genetically engineered human insulin was synthesized.
Detailed explanation-3: -Recombinant human insulin is produced predominantly using E. coli and Saccharomyces cerevisiae for therapeutic use in human.
Detailed explanation-4: -The first genetically engineered, synthetic “human” insulin was produced in 1978 using E. coli bacteria to produce the insulin. Eli Lilly went on in 1982 to sell the first commercially available biosynthetic human insulin under the brand name Humulin.