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Quick questions on Producing insulin and medicines: O-Level Applications in Medicine and Health
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What is making human insulin in bacteria?Show answer
Today, human insulin is made by genetically engineered bacteria, using the recombinant DNA process:
What are other recombinant medicines?Show answer
The same approach makes other medicines, including human growth hormone, blood-clotting factors for haemophilia, and some vaccines.
What is q1?Show answer
State why people with diabetes may need insulin from outside the body. [1 mark]
What is q2?Show answer
Outline the main steps to make human insulin in bacteria. [3 marks]
What is q3?Show answer
Give one advantage of recombinant insulin over animal insulin. [1 mark]
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