From Farm to Finger Prick—A Perspective on How Plants Can Help in the Fight Against COVID-19

Karen A. McDonald; Karen A. McDonald; Karen A. McDonald; R. Barry Holtz; R. Barry Holtz

doi:10.3389/fbioe.2020.00782

Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology (Jul 2020)

From Farm to Finger Prick—A Perspective on How Plants Can Help in the Fight Against COVID-19

Karen A. McDonald,
Karen A. McDonald,
Karen A. McDonald,
R. Barry Holtz,
R. Barry Holtz

Affiliations

Karen A. McDonald: Department of Chemical Engineering, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, United States
Karen A. McDonald: Food and Pharmaceutical Synthesis Division Lead, Center for the Utilization of Biological Engineering in Space, Berkeley, CA, United States
Karen A. McDonald: Global HealthShare® Initiative, Davis, CA, United States
R. Barry Holtz: Holtz Biopharma Consulting, Austin, TX, United States
R. Barry Holtz: Scientific Advisory Committee, Center for the Utilization of Biological Engineering in Space, Berkeley, CA, United States

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fbioe.2020.00782
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 8

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As a consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic crisis, farmers across the country are plowing under their fields and laying off workers. Plant biomass has been shown by the DARPA “Blue Angel” project in 2010 to be an efficient way to rapidly make vaccines and diagnostics. This technology could pivot some areas of agriculture toward biomedical products to aid in the COVID-19 pandemic response.

Published in Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology

ISSN: 2296-4185 (Online)
Publisher: Frontiers Media S.A.
Country of publisher: Switzerland
LCC subjects: Technology: Chemical technology: Biotechnology
Website: http://www.frontiersin.org/bioengineering_and_biotechnology

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