• Question: Can we create hormones?

    Asked by JammyHippoInCustard to Amy, Craig, Laura, Partha, Saffron on 17 Jun 2015.
    • Photo: Laura Wales

      Laura Wales answered on 17 Jun 2015:

      In a sense, yes. Hormones can be synthesised in a lab that can used in humans for hormone replacement therapy.

    • Photo: Amy Cameron

      Amy Cameron answered on 17 Jun 2015:

      We can make known hormones if we need them like insulin for people with type 1 diabetes. Completely new hormones probably not.

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