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Genetically engineered plants produce vaccine components.

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2003 SEP 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers from Germany have genetically engineered plants to produce particles of human papillomavirus (HPV) that could be used in the creation of vaccines or as edible vaccines themselves.

They report their findings in the September 2003 issue of the Journal of Virology.

"Cervical cancer is linked to infection with HPV and is the third most common cancer among women worldwide. There is a strong demand for the development of an HPV preventive vaccine," write S. Biemelt, M. Muller, and colleagues.

In the study, the researchers genetically engineered tobacco and potato plants ...

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