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Enlisting Bananas in the Fight Against PRRS

2013-08-20 14:54:00| National Hog Farmer

Source: Iowa State University   With current vaccines of limited value in the fight against porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS), a National Taiwan University (NTU) team took a different tact. They developed transgenic bananas to orally vaccinate swine against PRRS, which they consider a major breakthrough with great economic potential, the Republic of China National Science Council (NSC) said July 17. read more

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