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Biology

How Biotechnology Turns DNA into Medicine

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The first biotech drug approved by the FDA was human insulin produced in bacteria (1982), replacing insulin from pigs and cows and making it safer for millions of diabetics.

Why this is interesting

You know your body reads DNA to make proteins – but what if we could write new DNA instructions to cure disease? That's exactly how biotechnology turns DNA into medicine.