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Edible Vaccine

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Edible Vaccine
A vaccine in which an antigenic protein is engineered into an edible plant; after ingestion, the protein is uncloaked and recognized by the immune system


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Byline: ANI Melbourne, July 29 (ANI): Australian Nobel-winning scientist Barry Marshall is trying to figure out how to make edible vaccines.
They say they can genetically modify the fruit so it can be an edible vaccine.
By genetically modifying rice plants, scientists have created an edible vaccine that triggers an immune reaction capable of neutralizing cholera toxin, tests in mice show.
 
 
 
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