Infographic on the use of tobacco plants in growing influenza vaccines.
Specifically the pandemic strains of the virus.
Specifically the pandemic strains of the virus.
Wild Tobacco
Tobacco seeds are planted in trays to be grown hydroponically.
They're mature after 4 weeks.
The mature plants are submerged upside down into an agrobacterial solution.
The water, air and nutrients the plants had been growing in is vacuumed out,
which draws the agrobacterium into the leaves of the plant.
The plant is then left to grow for another week, which multiplies the virus vector the leaves have absorbed.
They're mature after 4 weeks.
The mature plants are submerged upside down into an agrobacterial solution.
The water, air and nutrients the plants had been growing in is vacuumed out,
which draws the agrobacterium into the leaves of the plant.
The plant is then left to grow for another week, which multiplies the virus vector the leaves have absorbed.
Virus is identified, then the specific gene needed for the vaccine is isolated.
The gene is then introduced to the plant via a vacuum system.
The plant grows for a week, multiplying the virus gene which is to be used for the vaccine.
The gene is then introduced to the plant via a vacuum system.
The plant grows for a week, multiplying the virus gene which is to be used for the vaccine.
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