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Insulin grown in plants relieves diabetes in mice; UCF study holds promise for humans
07-30-2007 · EurekAlert!Professor Henry Daniell's research team genetically engineered tobacco plants with the insulin gene and then administered freeze-dried plant cells to five-week-old diabetic mice as a powder for eight weeks. By the end of the study, the diabetic mice had normal blood and urine sugar levels, and their cells were producing normal levels of insulin.
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