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• 50 Years
• 16/05/2022

Is the production of insulin through genetic engineering?

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Dr Anshul Maheshwari

General Practitioner

• MBBS
• 5+ Yrs

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Yes,most modern drugs like insulin are produced by genetically modified bacteria

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