[1] Such Therapeutic Proteins are seen in brands like Enevrel and Remicade for rheumatoid arthritis, Herceptin, a breast cancer treatment.
Plants like tobacco are hosts for protein production for applications such as; anemia, hepatitis C & B, hypertension, antimicrobial, and liver disease.
Companies such as ZEA Biosciences are developing cost-effective and scalable pharmaceutical ingredients using plants instead of cell culture.
Professor Roger Ulrich of Texas A&M University believes that Therapeutic Gardens can help the spiritual needs of patients and enhance stress recovery.
Awareness and education is needed for the public to understand how even GM plants have helped medical research.