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What are edible vaccines? How are they better than conventional vaccines?Give any points. |
Answer» The genes encoding antigenic proteins can be isolated from pathogens and expressed in plants. Such transgenic plants or their tissues producing antigens can be eaten for vaccination / immunization. These are called edible vaccines. Edible vaccines offer following advantages over conventional vaccines: 1. Low cost 2.Alleviation of storage problems 3.Easy delivery system by feeding |
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