A lab-made version of a blood sugar-lowering substance, made using bacteria, still works in animals — which means it might be useful even though it's not made in more complex cells.

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Expression and purification of exendin-4, a GLP-1 receptor agonist, in Escherichia coli.

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The study made a diabetes-related drug in bacteria and tested it in animals, where it worked to lower blood sugar, just like the claim says.

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Expression and purification of exendin-4, a GLP-1 receptor agonist, in Escherichia coli.

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DOI: 10.1016/j.pep.2004.10.014

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Scientists can make a useful protein called exendin-4 in bacteria, cut it out cleanly using a special enzyme, and end up with a specific amount of the pure protein from a given amount of bacteria.

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