- biopharming
- The use of genetically transformed crop plants and livestock animals to produce valuable compounds, especially pharmaceuticals.Synonym: molecular pharming.
Glossary of Biotechnology for Food and Agriculture . 2015.
biopharming
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biopharming — (BY.oh.far.ming) n. Growing pharmaceuticals by using genetically modified plants. Also: bio pharming. Example Citation: Similar experiments are also taking place in animals. Genetically altered cows and goats can produce milk containing human… … New words
biopharming — noun The field of growing (usually genetically) altered plants for medicinal uses … Wiktionary
Molecular farming — (also known as molecular pharming[1] or biopharming[2]) is the use of genetically engineered crops to produce compounds with therapeutic value.[3] These crops will become biological factories used to generate drugs and other difficult or… … Wikipedia
Pharming (genetics) — For pharming in internet, see pharming. For pharming in drug abuse, see pharming parties. Pharming is a portmanteau of farming and pharmaceutical and refers to the use of genetic engineering to insert genes that code for useful pharmaceuticals… … Wikipedia
Pharmapflanze — Pharmapflanzen (englisch: pharm crops) sind Pflanzen, die durch Methoden der Gentechnik so verändert wurden, dass sie pharmazeutisch wirksame Proteine, Antikörper für Diagnose und Therapie z. B. von Krebserkrankungen, Impfstoffe oder Hormone… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Pharmapflanzen — (englisch: pharm crops) sind Pflanzen, die durch Methoden der Gentechnik so verändert wurden, dass sie pharmazeutisch wirksame Proteine, Antikörper für Diagnose und Therapie z. B. von Krebserkrankungen, Impfstoffe oder Hormone produzieren, die… … Deutsch Wikipedia
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Frankenfood — n. Food derived from genetically modified (GM) plants and animals. Example Citation: It s only natural that we cringe at the artificial: It goes against the grain. So it s no real wonder that many people are feeling uncomfortable about the recent … New words
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