Making Inexpensive Insulin Using Microalgae

By Antonio Lamb, Simon Jegan Porphy, Jegathese, and Alec O'Reilly
Backed by Richard Hurley, Willi Bosshard, Maritza Mejia, Denny Luan, Narayanasamy Ravi, Linda Ardigo, Gun Svensson, Jess Parris Westbrook, Bruce Rosenkrantz, Patrick McCullough, and 25 other backers
RebelBio, SOSV
San Jose, California
BiologyMedicine
DOI: 10.18258/6266
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strain developmentlaboratoriesfundingthank yousprocessdatainsulinchloroplastprotein engineeringFermentationHigh Cell Densityhigher growth ratesmodularplasmidhomologous integrationpASapIselection markerprimer designchromoprotein

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July 30, 2018
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Proinsulin expression was not detected, but recombinant...
August 23, 2017
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The proinsulin gene was positively detected in our...
February 16, 2017
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Quick New Years Update
January 4, 2017
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Major IndieBio update, First visible colonies from...
July 16, 2016
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Completion of more E. coli expression work, paving the...
May 29, 2016
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We are officially in the IndieBio accelerator program!
May 10, 2016
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A Successful Molecular Cloning: Overcoming Stubborn...
April 21, 2016
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Jugaad Innovation to grow microalgae cultures
March 29, 2016
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Proinsulin Gene in E. coli and Construction of Microalgae...
February 21, 2016
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The Proinsulin Gene Arrived!
January 21, 2016
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A Wonderful Start to a New Year!
December 31, 2015
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