> decentralizing and downscaling production I think you are severely underestimating what it takes to produce a protein drug like insulin. Getting the bug to

> decentralizing and downscaling production I think you are severely underestimating what it takes to produce a protein drug like insulin. Getting the bug to make it is just the first step. Then next step is purifying it. Which takes SO much water, and salts, and specialized equipment (resins, columns, high-pressure apparatus). A decentralized insulin production scheme is going to be VERY ecologically destructive.