The drug Byetta, which is used to treat diabetes mellitus, is derived from ________
A) coal mining
B) saliva of the Gila monster
C) venom of the cone snail
D) recombinant DNA technology
Answer: B
A) Coal tar, not Byetta, is derived from coal mining.
C) Prialt, not Byetta, is derived from venom of the cone snail.
D) Byetta was not created with recombinant DNA technology.
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