The price of insulin is steep, but people who need it risk their health if they skip a dose. The Open Insulin Foundation aims to break the hold pharmaceutical companies exert on the cost, working instead with local labs to develop cheaper versions of insulin. We speak with co-founder Anthony Di Franco and Dr. Lisa Scheifele of the Baltimore Underground Science Space, BUGSS. Scheifele describes how e-coli cells are biohacked to create a fast-acting form of insulin.

The price of insulin is steep, but people who need it risk their health if they skip a dose. The <a href="https://openinsulin.org/">Open Insulin Foundation</a> aims to break the hold pharmaceutical companies exert on the cost, working instead with local labs to develop cheaper versions of insulin. We speak with co-founder Anthony Di Franco and Dr. Lisa Scheifele of the <a href="https://bugssonline.org/">Baltimore Underground Science Space</a>, BUGSS. Scheifele describes how e-coli cells are biohacked to create a fast-acting form of insulin.

On The Record is co-hosted by Sheilah Kast and Ashley Sterner. Sheilah and Ashley are excited to share conversations with audacious artists, intrepid scientists, community leaders and more. And of course, tales from the beloved Stoop Storytelling Series!

You'll hear On The Record on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, and the full hour of NPR's Morning Edition on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

On The Record is produced by Melissa Gerr. Jon Ehrens created the theme music. Louis Umerlik designed the logo.

If you want to share a comment, question, or an idea for an interview you'd like to hear, email us at ontherecord@wypr.org

On The Record&nbsp;is co-hosted by Sheilah Kast and Ashley Sterner. Sheilah and Ashley are excited to share conversations with audacious artists, intrepid scientists, community leaders and more. And of course, tales from the beloved&nbsp;Stoop Storytelling Series!
You'll hear On The Record&nbsp;on&nbsp;Mondays,&nbsp;Wednesdays&nbsp;and&nbsp;Fridays, and the full hour of NPR's&nbsp;Morning Edition&nbsp;on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
On The Record is produced by Melissa Gerr. Jon Ehrens created the theme music. Louis Umerlik designed the logo.
If you want to share a comment, question, or an idea for an interview you'd like to hear, email us at&nbsp;<a href="mailto:ontherecord@wypr.org">ontherecord@wypr.org</a>

On The Record

Catch On the Record, hosted by Sheilah Kast, weekdays from 9:30 to 10:00 am, following NPR's Morning Edition. We'll discuss the issues that affect your life and bring you thoughtful and lively conversations with the people who shape those issues -- business people, public officials, scholars, artists, authors, WYPR reporters and other journalists who can take us inside the story. If you want to share a comment, question, or an idea for an interview you'd like to hear, email us at ontherecord@wypr.org

Catch On the Record, hosted by Sheilah Kast, weekdays from 9:30 to 10:00 am, following NPR's Morning Edition. We'll discuss the issues that affect your life and bring you thoughtful and lively conversations with the people who shape those issues -- business people, public officials, scholars, artists, authors, WYPR reporters and other journalists who can take us inside the story. If you want to share a comment, question, or an idea for an interview you'd like to hear, email us at <a href="mailto:ontherecord@wypr.org">ontherecord@wypr.org</a>

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