Image uploaded from a quicklink (Image by Unknown Owner) Details DMCA | On May 28, 1981, Cuban scientists took the first steps in the development of biotechnology within the country, producing leukocyte interferon, a molecule obtained from blood, with applications in the treatment of various illnesses and cancer. Today, as a result of continual development and improvement of this product, new variants have been derived: recombinant human Alfa 2b and the latest, pegylated interferon. {Pictured is a representation of the interferon molecule, at "Interferon" at Wikipedia.} |