Anthony DiFranco is a medical researcher, self-described bio-hacker, and cofounder of the Open Insulin Project that was started at the Counter Culture Labs in Oakland CA. He has Type 1 diabetes. DiFranco and his team are working on a protocol to extract insulin from genetically engineered yeast cells and produce a generic drug at a cost of around $10 for a month’s supply. He says users could even eventually produce the drug in their homes. Read more here.
