Short
for pharmaceutical farming. The process of genetically engineering crops to protect them or their
consumers from disease. For example, researchers at Texas A&M and Tulane
University have genetically altered potatoes to include antigenic material
from E. Coli bacteria,
one cause of diarrhea. Theoretically, such potatoes could both feed people in
developing countries and vaccinate them against E. Coli. [Gareth Branwyn in
Jargon Watch, Wired, January 1996]
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for pharmaceutical farming. The process of genetically engineering crops to protect them or their
consumers from disease. For example, researchers at Texas A&M and Tulane
University have genetically altered potatoes to include antigenic material from
E. Coli bacteria,
one cause of diarrhea. Theoretically, such potatoes could both feed people in
developing countries and vaccinate them against E. Coli. [Gareth Branwyn in
Jargon Watch, Wired 4.01, Jan 1996]
