What can be done to make a lot of human growth hormone so that it can be used therapeutically? A. Clone the gene into bacteria and harvest it from them. B. Clone the human growth hormone gene into chickens and harvest it from the eggs. C. Put the growth hormone genes into tomatoes and have people eat them. D. Use gene therapy to put the gene into people who need more growth hormone.
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