Israeli Co Produces Human Growth Hormone From Algae

Rosetta Green, an Israeli company which specializes in crop improvement for the agriculture and alternative fuel industries, announced it has successfully completed an experiment producing human growth hormone from algae. The project is part of the European Commission’s effort to manufacture chemicals and proteins in algae, at an estimated $7 million. It is managed by Professor Sammy Boussiba from Ben Gurion University of the Negev. According to the company, it intends to further test these human proteins in clinical trials in mice.