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*the advantage is that it is the only viable source of clinical quantities of human insulin. Before it's FDA approval for Genetech patients would inject animal insulin purified from animal tissue. Disadvantages? From the frame of mind that is the ONLY source of externally provided human insulin it is hard to attribute disadvantages.
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∙ 12y agoCan be mass produced since it does not rely on animal tissue as raw material for insulin extraction
There is significant consistancy between batches
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World's first genetically engineered pharmaceutical product?
Human Insulin Human Growth Hormone (HGH)
What disease is treated by genetically engineered human insulin?
Type I diabetes that cannot be successfully treated with animal insulin.
Concerns with gentically engineered insulin?
Apart from idealogical concerns there shouldn't be any. Genetically engineered insulin is much, much safer than extracting insulin from pig's panreas as they did before they isolated the human insulin gene.
A substance produced by genetically-engineered bacteria is?
Insulin - The Dude That's Friends With THE DUDE
Used to treat diabetes what was the first genetically engineered drug approved by the FDA?
Insulin
How can insulin be produced?
One way insulin can be produced is by injecting genetically engineered bacteria into your bloodstream. The insulin will multiply and each one will produce insulin. This is only helpful in fighting on kind of diabetes.
When insulin was being commercially produced in genetically engineered bacteria and yeast it was obtained from the pancreas of what?
C)Pigs and cows
Which statement best describes human insulin that is produced by by genetically engineered bacteria?
Genetically engineered insulin may have fewer side effects than the insulin previously extracted from the pancreases of other animals. This is because genetic engineering inserts human genes such as the gene for insulin production into the DNA of bacteria. As a result, the bacteria that produces human insulin, when used by diabetics, should produce fewer side effects.
Disadvantages of genetically modified insulin?
Advantages * Cheaper to be made then by normal methods * the E.coli bacteria are friendly to the body * bacteria can be placed in yoghurt- 1-3 yoghurt's a day should be all you would need * bacteria can produce exact amount of insulin needed in response to the host's needs * no allergy problems - using pig insulin caused problems for people allergic to pigs Disadvantages * is still being tested with mice * yoghurt would need to be eaten regularly to replace bacteria
Is there any pork products is insulin?
Insulin can come from a number of sources. It is sometimes extracted from the pancreas of a pig, but it can also be made by genetically engineered bacteria. So for a particular batch of insulin, you would have to find out how it was made.
E. coli that contains the genes for human insulin is?
E. coli that contains the gene for human insulin is genetically engineered, transgenic, and a GMO. Bacteria have been engineered to produce chymotrypsin, make human insulin, produce enzymes that increase shelf life of bread, and to produce enzymes that improve the taste and clarity of beer.
True or false scientists use genetic engineering to produce bacteria that is capable of synthesizing human proteins?
True in the 'manufacture' of Human Insulin - 'Humulin" genetically engineered bacteria are used to produce drugs and other chemicals that benefit humans.
