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Producing antibodies in plants

Writing about web page http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/newsandevents/audio/?podcastItem=antibody_production.mp3

Dr. Lorenzo Frigerio from Warwick’s Biological Sciences Department talks about the Wellcome Trust Translation Award he has received to enable him to validate his lab based work on increased yield of antibody production within plant cells using complete plants in order to show industrial scale manufacture is possible.

Length: 19 minutes

Summary:

Background on antibody production in plants
Wellcome Trust Translation Award to validate work in complete plants
How will these antibodies be used, what benefits are offered
Who will be treated and how
When will this enter the market
Will this be costly (privately available or NHS)
Risks to health or the environment
Other areas of medicine the techniques might be applied to

: 08 Dec 2006 10:39 |  Tags: Audio Biology Lorenzo Frigerio Medicine Plants Podcasts Tooth Decay Wellcome Trust |  Comments (0) |  Close comments |  Report a problem