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What have DNA, E.coli and diabetes got in common? Answer: The use of bacteria to produce medically valuable compounds - in this case, the human insulin which is used to control blood sugar in diabe...tes. This programme looks at one of the most remarkable developments in the pharmaceutical industry. The bacteria E.coli has been made to produce human insulin by the simple expedient of inserting the gene - the peice of DNA carrying a chemical code - for human insulin. Scientific background for this process is made clear.
What have DNA, E.coli and diabetes got in common? Answer: The use of bacteria to produce medically valuable compounds - in this case, the human insulin which is used to control blood sugar in diabe...tes. This programme looks at one of the most remarkable developments in the pharmaceutical industry. The bacteria E.coli has been made to produce human insulin by the simple expedient of inserting the gene - the peice of DNA carrying a chemical code - for human insulin. Scientific background for this process is made clear.
| Module code and title: | S102, Science: a foundation course |
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| Item code: | S102; 24 |
| First transmission date: | 1988 |
| Published: | 1988 |
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| Duration: | 00:25:00 |
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| Producer: | Nick Watson |
| Contributors: | Robin Harding; John Thorley |
| Publisher: | BBC Open University |
| Keyword(s): | Drug injecting; E. coli; Pharmaceutical industry |
| Subject terms: | Bacteria; Diabetes; DNA; Insulin; DNA--Research; Insulin--Biosynthesis; Recombinant proteins--Biosynthesis |
| Master spool number: | HOU6149 |
| Production number: | FOUS530F |
| Videofinder number: | 1993 |
| Available to public: | no |
