The biotechnology company, which develops genetically engineered silkworms, says it is moving toward commercial production of ...

Type 1 diabetes is caused by an insufficient production of the hormone insulin by cells in the pancreas called beta cells and estimated to affect 9.5 million people worldwide. Low insulin levels allow ...

Share on Pinterest Experts say California’s new affordable insulin program is a breakthrough for people with diabetes. Getty Images California has launched a program to manufacture and sell lower-cost ...

The host cell system is a critical determinant of recombinant protein quality and yield, with direct influence on protein folding and post-translational modification factors that shape the ...

LOS ANGELES — Scientists at City of Hope®, one of the largest and most advanced cancer research and treatment organizations in the U.S., and a leading research center for diabetes and other ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. China will build Africa’s first insulin production plant in Nigeria, Chinese state media reported, in a landmark deal that would ...

A nonprofit in Cambridge, Massachusetts is aiming to make insulin more accessible for diabetes patients in the United States by selling vials of the drug at a fraction of the cost. According to WBZ-TV ...

Federal Government has said it will begin production of insulin in Nigeria as part of efforts to reduce dependence on imported drugs and improve access to affordable diabetes treatment. Minister of ...

People with type 1 diabetes must constantly rely on insulin injections or pumps, usually for the rest of their life after diagnosis. The autoimmune disease destroys the cells that produce the hormone, ...