ANTHRAX VACCINE TOBACCO PLANTS UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA USA
January 1st, 2006
BY MONICA DOBIE
A SAFE and cheap anthrax vaccine could be grown to inoculate every person in the United States, according to a recent study from the University of Central Florida. Mice immunised with the vaccine produced through the genetic engineering of tobacco plants survived lethal doses of anthrax greater than those ever exposed to humans, it said. The new production method could help the government and health care providers avoid supply shortages, as just one acre of plants can produce 360 million doses in a year, claimed the researchers. Current ...
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