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How was Insulin obtained before the advent of rDNA technology? What were the problems encountered?

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Insulin used for diabetes was earlier extracted from pancreas of slaughtered cattle and pigs. Insulin from an animal source, though caused some patients to develop allergy or other types of reactions to the foreign protein.

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