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Before genetic engineering, insulin for diabetics was extracted from the pancreases of slaughtered animals. This was good because it gave diabetics the insulin they needed to maintain their blood sugar levels.

Can you think of any disadvantages of this practice?

This is due today and I really need help

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There is a chance that the person receiving that insulin will get a bad immune response, and there is a possibility that the animal might have a disease or infectious organisms, that their insulin might contain, and putting it inside a human might transmit that disease.

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