This article is about U.S. Federal Drug Administration, who did something very surprising and shocking. For the first time, they approved a drug for humans that was produced in a genetically engineered plant cell. This can lead to a range of biologic drugs that are generated in plant cells and then transferred to human patients. Also, this event took place at Israeli. In addition, engineers from this place have found a treatment for the disorder, Gaucher disease. This disease occurs when a person lacks a specific enzyme. The engineers figured out how to grow this specific enzyme in carrot cells by inserting a specific gene into them that encodes for this human enzyme. In trials, people who received this "bio-pharmed" version of the enzyme showed improvement compared to those who were given another treatment for Gaucher disease. As a result, the FDA decided to let humans use these biologic drugs.
I feel very happy that the engineers at Israeli discovered this and that the FDA decided to let us use those type of drugs. People all around the globe suffer from severe diseases such as Gaucher disease. If people with these diseases use the drugs that the FDA let us use, then they will at least feel a little better. " Something is better than nothing", is a famous quote that applies in this case. Also, when the engineers insert a specific gene into carrots that encodes for the human enzyme (people with Gaucher disease lack), they will be motivated to eat vegetables. This will not only make the person feel better, but they will also get a fair amount of vitamins and nutrients from the vegetables. Overall, I hope scientists discover more ways to cure the deadly diseases that people all over the world suffer from.
http://www.popsci.com/science/article/2012-05/first-plant-derived-biologic-drug-approved-human-use-fda - information.
picture of carrots - http://www.worldcommunitycookbook.org/season/guide/photos/carrots.jpg
picture of FDA - http://www.wtsp.com/images/640/360/2/assetpool/images/110318053426_FDA-logo.jpg
picture of a person sick - https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSe4tfWCzyDGSJ-vWmxAr1aQR6QcBN6b_ISPNOTa__NIa9Iig2FeSEj9xHanFZKwsCuTK-6easW87obMO8VztPgb3xIUpse8SElszDroojt1NJ1lozr4-zvva5GFWJWR4LPtt8ak7KwZBM/s400/sick1.jpg
I feel very happy that the engineers at Israeli discovered this and that the FDA decided to let us use those type of drugs. People all around the globe suffer from severe diseases such as Gaucher disease. If people with these diseases use the drugs that the FDA let us use, then they will at least feel a little better. " Something is better than nothing", is a famous quote that applies in this case. Also, when the engineers insert a specific gene into carrots that encodes for the human enzyme (people with Gaucher disease lack), they will be motivated to eat vegetables. This will not only make the person feel better, but they will also get a fair amount of vitamins and nutrients from the vegetables. Overall, I hope scientists discover more ways to cure the deadly diseases that people all over the world suffer from.
http://www.popsci.com/science/article/2012-05/first-plant-derived-biologic-drug-approved-human-use-fda - information.
picture of carrots - http://www.worldcommunitycookbook.org/season/guide/photos/carrots.jpg
picture of FDA - http://www.wtsp.com/images/640/360/2/assetpool/images/110318053426_FDA-logo.jpg
picture of a person sick - https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSe4tfWCzyDGSJ-vWmxAr1aQR6QcBN6b_ISPNOTa__NIa9Iig2FeSEj9xHanFZKwsCuTK-6easW87obMO8VztPgb3xIUpse8SElszDroojt1NJ1lozr4-zvva5GFWJWR4LPtt8ak7KwZBM/s400/sick1.jpg
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