Vaccines are biological preparations that improve immunity to particular diseases and form
an important innovation of 19th century research. It contains a protein that resembles a …

Edible vaccines hold great promise as a cost-effective, easy-to-administer, easy-to-store, fail-
safe and socioculturally readily acceptable vaccine delivery system, especially for the poor …

In addition to their traditional role as a source of natural medicines, it is now possible to
genetically engineer plants to produce pharmaceuticals. Transgenic plants expressing …

Edible vaccines offer exciting possibilities for significantly reducing the burden of diseases
like hepatitis and diarrhoea, particularly in developing world where storing and …

The use of edible plants for the production and delivery of vaccine proteins could provide an
economical alternative to fermentation systems. Genes encoding bacterial and viral antigens …

Over the past decade, scientific advances in molecular biology and immunology have
improved understanding of many diseases and led to the development of novel strategies …

The lethality of infectious diseases has decreased due to the implementation of crucial
sanitary procedures such as vaccination. However, the resurgence of pathogenic diseases …

Copyright 2000 Scientific American, Inc. baby by offering a piece of banana. Plant biologists
had already devised ways of introducing selected genes (the blueprints for proteins) into …

Transgenic plant-derived vaccines comprise a new type of bioreactor that combines plant
genetic engineering technology with an organism's immunological response. This …

Mucosal immunization of the gastrointestinal tract is an effective way to stimulate local and
systemic immune responses. Oral vaccines must be formulated in such a way that antigens …