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GMO Insulin: What You Need to Know

Most of the insulinmedication that people use today is made from bacteria that have been genetically modified to produce insulin that is identical to the kind made in the human pancreas, according to ...
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The Tale of Human Insulin, FDA, and the Bureaucrat’s Mindset

Regulators are supposed to abide by the “bargain” that society has made with them: Civil servants are granted lifetime tenure and are protected from political pressure and retaliation, in return for ...
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The Anniversary of FDA's Landmark Approval of Genetically Engineered Human Insulin: A Cautionary Tale

Regulators are supposed to abide by society's “bargain” with them: Civil servants are granted lifetime tenure and protected from political pressure and retaliation, and in return, they are supposed to ...
The Conversation

Despite what you learned at school, insulin isn’t just made in the pancreas

Craig Beall currently receives funding from Diabetes UK, Breakthrough T1D, Steve Morgan Foundation Type 1 Diabetes Grand Challenge, Medical Research Council, NC3Rs, Society for Endocrinology and ...