August 6, 2007
Insulin produced in Lettuce leaves
Bio Medical researchers from the University of Central Florida, have produced capsules of Insulin, which have been produce in genetically modified tobacco, they believe that this product could pave the way for the millions of people world wide to have a near normal life.
The insulin had been produced through genetically modified tobacco plants, which have an insulin gene. These plants are grown and the plant cells, which have been freeze dried were given to diabetic mice. What happened next is amazing as the mice grew, they were only five weeks old at the beginning of the study, and the insulin began to work. By the end of the study around eight weeks, the samples from the mice showed that they had normal blood and urine sugar levels, but more importantly their bodies were producing normal levels of insulin.
Clearly this is very early, but the results look very promising indeed.
Source [Gate 2 Biotech]
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