P Mcgarvey

Plant Biotechnology: New Products and Applications - Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology P Mcgarvey Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2000 edition

Marc Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index. Table of Contents: List of Contents.- Overview: The Many Uses and Applications of Transgenic Plants.- Lessons in Gene Transfer to Plants by a Gifted Microbe.- Particle Bombardment Mediated Transformation.- Plant Viral Vectors Based on Tobamoviruses.- Transgenic Plants for Therapeutic Proteins: Linking Upstream and Downstream Strategies.- Feasibility of Antibody Production in Plants for Human Therapeutic Use.- Pokeweed Antiviral Protein and Its Applications.- Transgenic Plants as Edible Vaccines.- Cowpea Mosaic Virus-Based Vaccines. Publisher Marketing: The title of this volume, Plant Biotechnology: Nell' Products and Applications, may look a little out of place among previous vol umes of Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology that have focused mostly on issues related to human health and ani mal biology, However, plant biology has always been of immense and has enjoyed an intimate relationship practical importance, with medicine and other biological sciences for centuries, In creasing scientific specialization and the dramatic advances in the medical and chemical sciences during this century have left many persons with the impression that plant biology and plant bio technology is important only in relation to the agricultural sci ences, This is no longer true. Within the past year a genetically engineered plant virus has been used to vaccinate and protect against an animal disease (see the chapter by Lomonossoff and Hamilton), the first human trials of a potential transgenic plant based oral vaccine against cholera have been conducted (see the chapter by Richter and Kipp), and the first human trial of an injectable transgenic plant-derived therapeutic protein is under way (discussed in the chapter by Russell et al. ). Today plant biotechnology is being used in new and creative ways to produce therapeutic products for medicine and plastics for industry as well as new disease-and stress-resistant crops for agriculture."

Contributor Bio:  Hammond, J Ron J. Hammond, Ph. D. is a professor of sociology with over 12 years college teaching experience. He majored in Family Studies and has taught Marriage and Family preparation, Sociology of the Family, and other related courses at Brigham Young University, Case Western Reserve University, and at Utah Valley State College. He currently produces educational documentaries, scientific research, and various academic books and workbooks.