 Used to manufacture recombinant protein.  Ex. Epogen, a protein that boosts RBC production. › Used to treat anemia

 African green monkey kidney epithelial cells. › Used as a host to a virus and then treated with a pharmaceutical to test it’s effectiveness. › Ex. Rabies Vaccine

 Human epithelial cells harvested from the cervical cancer tumor of Henrietta Lacks.  The cells reproduce every 24 hours.  Her cells have made vital contributions to diseases such as leukemia, herpes, influenza, & Parkinson’s (to name a few)

 E. coli and Aspergillus is regularly used to produce human pharmaceuticals through recombinant DNA technology.  Usually grown in large bioreactors.  Ex. hGH, human growth hormone.