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What Is humulin?


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Humulin:

  1. It is the man-made insulin prepared in the laboratory using genetically engineered bacteria given to humans to imitate insulin in their bodies.
  2. It is synthesized in laboratories using rDNA technology.
  3. It was first synthesized in Switzerland in the year 1975 by Dr. Teusche.
  4. The approval was received in the year 1982 by the food and drug administration, US, for medical purposes.
  5. It refers to the human insulin that is being produced inside the laboratories.
  6. Humulin I, Humulin S, Humulin M2, M3, and M5 are some examples of human insulin.

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