Which statement about insulin is false?
A) It is a polypeptide and a hormone.
B) Human and cattle insulin differ in terms of their amino acid sequence.
C) People given cattle insulin can develop allergic reactions to it.
D) It is easy to harvest insulin from living people.
E) Insulin is made up of two polypeptide chains.

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Harvesting insulin from living people is not easy as insulin is produced by beta cells in the pancreas and collecting it is an invasive procedure that requires a needle to be inserted into the pancreas. It is typically harvested from bacterial or yeast cells that have been genetically modified to produce insulin.

Which Statement About Insulin Is False