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Standard XII
Biology
Production of Streptokinase
Insulin is ex...
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Insulin is extracted from which microorganism?
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Insulin-producing genes from the human being have been introduced into the bacteria -
Escherichia coli
. The genetically modified bacterium
E. coli
produced insulin called Humulin. This insulin is extracted from
E. coli
for clinical use.
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