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scientists can insert a gene into a bacterium. How does biotechnology help individuals with diabetes

Answer 1

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When the bacterium reproduces, it passes the gene for human insulin to its offspring. The offspring form a colony of bacteria that contain the gene for human insulin, which can then be used to produce insulin for a person with diabetes

Answer 2

When the gene of human insulin is inserted into a microorganisms such as bacterium, the gene of insulin attached to the body of bacterium. When it starts growing, the insulin is produced in large quantity. This insulin is used by diabetic patients. The process in which microorganisms is used for the production of beneficial products is called biotechnology.