Biotechnology has been used to improve human health by doing all of the following except:

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Biotechnology has been extensively used in healthcare for various purposes including making interferon to stimulate the immune system, producing proteins that dissolve blood clots, and modifying bacteria to produce insulin. However, making influenza vaccines primarily involves growing the virus in eggs or cell cultures, not directly through biotechnological modifications of organisms to produce the vaccine. While biotechnology may play a role in developing vaccine components or adjuvants, the traditional method of influenza vaccine production is not a direct result of biotechnology.

Biotechnology Has Been Used to Improve Human Health by Doing