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Genentech drug Nutropin AQ ((somatropin) injection for subcutaneous use) was approved

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Genentech drug Nutropin AQ ((somatropin) injection for subcutaneous use) was approved

On Dec. 29, 1995, the Genentech drug Nutropin AQ ((somatropin) injection for subcutaneous use) was approved by the…

The first recombinant vaccine for humans, a vaccine for hepatitis B, was approved

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The first recombinant vaccine for humans, a vaccine for hepatitis B, was approved

In May 1986, the vaccine Recombivax HB, which protects against hepatitis B infection, was approved for marketing in…

UC-Berkeley scientist Choh Hao Li discovered Beta-endorphin, a substance produced in the brain that acts as a pain killer

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UC-Berkeley scientist Choh Hao Li discovered Beta-endorphin, a substance produced in the brain that acts as a pain killer

In 1978, University of California, Berkeley (UC-Berkeley) scientist Choh Hao Li discovers Beta-endorphin, a substance produced in the…

Human growth hormone shown to increase growth-rate of laboratory animals

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Human growth hormone shown to increase growth-rate of laboratory animals

In 1920, H. McLean Evans and Joseph Abraham Long at the University of California announced they had discovered…