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Medicine

How Does Biotechnology Turn DNA into Medicine?

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The first biotech drug, recombinant human insulin, was approved in 1982 and is produced by bacteria carrying the human insulin gene.

Why this is interesting

You've heard that DNA is the blueprint of life, but did you know scientists can turn that blueprint into life‑saving medicines?