Making Inexpensive Insulin Using Microalgae

By Antonio Lamb, Simon Jegan Porphy, Jegathese, Jeffrey Boore, Alec O'Reilly, and Sebastian S Cocioba
Backed by Richard Hurley, Willi Bosshard, Maritza Mejia, Denny Luan, Linda Ardigo, Narayanasamy Ravi, Gun Svensson, Jessica Parris Westbrook, Bruce Rosenkrantz, Jacqui Sandra, and 25 other backers
BioCurious, IndieBio EU, New York Botanics, University College Cork
San Jose, California
BiologyMedicine
DOI: 10.18258/6266
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