Consider the following statements.
(I) Earlier, insulin was extracted from pancreas of slaughtered cattle and pigs which was more efficient than the genetically engineered insulin.
(II) PCR technique is being used for the detection of HIV in suspected AIDS patients and genetic mutations in suspected cancer patients.
(III) Cystic fibrosis, haemophilia, cancer, Parkinson’s disease, etc., are treated by gene therapy.
Which of the above statements are correct?
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(I) is false: Animal insulin was less safe and less efficient than recombinant insulin.
(II) is true: PCR is used for detecting HIV and gene mutations.
(III) is true: Gene therapy is used/being developed for diseases like cystic fibrosis, haemophilia, etc.
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