That sounds absolutely amazing typ 1 and 2 Diabetes are rising heavily and this could help insanely.
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Exactly, I know it always takes a while for these discoveries to become reality but this could potentially be a gamechanger for insulin... and perhaps the technique will be used for other costly-to-make drugs. Will certainly bring a new meaning to "eat your veggies, they'll make you grow big and strong"!
I was kind of skeptical of how this would be useful. There's no way growing insulin in lettuce is more efficient than growing it in bacteria or yeast. BUT, their lettuce insulin stuff doesn't require refrigeration, which is obviously a huge advantage.