#DivulgaçãoCientífica • Um estudo do Instituto Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia em Biologia Sintética, dirigido pelo Acadêmico Elibio Rech, torna possível a produção de microbicidas contra o HIV a preços acessíveis!
Engineering soya bean seeds as a scalable platform to produce cyanovirin-N, a non-ARV microbicide against HIV.
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The discussions emphasize the social importance of affordable HIV microbicides, mentioning how large-scale soybean engineering could address viral resistance concerns and improve global health, with words like 'urgent,' 'important,' and 'promising' underscoring their perceived significance and engagement with the research's societal implications.
Most discussions acknowledge the importance and potential of producing cyanovirin-N via soybeans for HIV prevention, showing general support.
Participants show moderate interest, highlighting contexts like HIV in developing countries and emphasizing microbicide affordability, indicating engagement with socially relevant issues.
Posts include references to research goals, potential health impacts, and broader social implications, demonstrating a moderate level of detailed discussion.
Discussions suggest that this approach could significantly improve access to HIV prevention tools in resource-limited settings, implying a notable potential impact.
Abstract in brief
- The study focuses on genetically engineering soybeans to produce cyanovirinN (CVN), an antiviral protein that can prevent HIV entry into cells, aiming to make microbicides more affordable for resource-poor areas.
- The researchers successfully produced active recombinant CVN in soybean seeds, with a yield of 350 micrograms per gram of dry seed, and confirmed its structure and activity relate closely to the natural protein.
- Importantly, the standard industrial process used for soybean oil extraction does not reduce CVN's antiviral activity, enabling the simultaneous production of soybean oil and antiviral proteins in a cost-effective way for HIV prevention.
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Most liked on X and BlueskyThere is an urgent need to provide effective anti-HIV microbicides to resource-poor areas worldwide. It is vital to reduce the cost. Enginnering soybean seeds as scalable platform to produce cyanovirin-N, a microbicide against HIV (doi: 10.1111/pbi.12309). Pic: F. Bastos, Embrapa https://t.co/YaYHtDKPnR
Of the 35 million people worldwide living with #HIV, over half of new infections occur in women in developing countries, so affordable preventatives are crucial. A @PlantBiotechJ study reveals a possible avenue to produce an affordable microbicide: https://t.co/Kq2sXUCpIh @UNAIDS https://t.co/2EgA2xvaUZ
artigo científico: Engineering soya bean seeds as a scalable platform to produce cyanovirin-N, a non-ARV microbicide against HIV https://t.co/TsoCemcgn8
RT @ABCiencias: #DivulgaçãoCientífica • Um estudo do Instituto Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia em Biologia Sintética, dirigido pelo Acadêm…
Today is #WorldAIDSDay. Topical #microbicides, used to combat HIV, are mostly based on #antiretroviral (ARV) drugs, but viral resistance is a concern. A non-ARV, #cyanovirin-N, is promising, but large-scale production is too expensive. What can be done?: https://t.co/iSLH2RdW7i https://t.co/YKInT3s9EV
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Engineering Soybeans to Produce Cost-Effective HIV Microbicides
Scientists are genetically engineering soybeans to produce cyanovirin-N, an antiviral protein that prevents HIV entry into cells, aiming to make microbicides more affordable, especially in resource-poor regions.
Scalable Soybean Platform for Affordable HIV Microbicides
OKeefe et al. engineered soybeans to produce cyanovirin-N, a non-ARV microbicide effective against HIV. This approach enables cost-effective, large-scale production of antiviral proteins alongside soybean oil…
artigo científico: Engineering soya bean seeds as a scalable platform to produce cyanovirin-N, a non-ARV microbicide against HIV https://t.co/TsoCemcgn8
Women in developing countries account for over half of new HIV infections worldwide. Topical microbicides are crucial preventative care for these women, and this @PlantBiotechJ study sought to find a way to make them more affordable: https://t.co/Kq2sXUCpIh #WorldAIDsDay https://t.co/VAUFbJiU5N
Of the 35 million people worldwide living with #HIV, over half of new infections occur in women in developing countries, so affordable preventatives are crucial. A @PlantBiotechJ study reveals a possible avenue to produce an affordable microbicide: https://t.co/Kq2sXUCpIh @UNAIDS https://t.co/2EgA2xvaUZ
Today is #WorldAIDSDay. Topical #microbicides, used to combat HIV, are mostly based on #antiretroviral (ARV) drugs, but viral resistance is a concern. A non-ARV, #cyanovirin-N, is promising, but large-scale production is too expensive. What can be done?: https://t.co/iSLH2RdW7i https://t.co/YKInT3s9EV
RT @ABCiencias: #DivulgaçãoCientífica • Um estudo do Instituto Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia em Biologia Sintética, dirigido pelo Acadêm…
RT @ABCiencias: #DivulgaçãoCientífica • Um estudo do Instituto Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia em Biologia Sintética, dirigido pelo Acadêm…
RT @ABCiencias: #DivulgaçãoCientífica • Um estudo do Instituto Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia em Biologia Sintética, dirigido pelo Acadêm…
RT @ABCiencias: #DivulgaçãoCientífica • Um estudo do Instituto Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia em Biologia Sintética, dirigido pelo Acadêm…
RT @ABCiencias: #DivulgaçãoCientífica • Um estudo do Instituto Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia em Biologia Sintética, dirigido pelo Acadêm…
#DivulgaçãoCientífica • Um estudo do Instituto Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia em Biologia Sintética, dirigido pelo Acadêmico Elibio Rech, torna possível a produção de microbicidas contra o HIV a preços acessíveis!
RT @Elibio_Rech: There is an urgent need to provide effective anti-HIV microbicides to resource-poor areas worldwide. It is vital to reduce…
There is an urgent need to provide effective anti-HIV microbicides to resource-poor areas worldwide. It is vital to reduce the cost. Enginnering soybean seeds as scalable platform to produce cyanovirin-N, a microbicide against HIV (doi: 10.1111/pbi.12309). Pic: F. Bastos, Embrapa https://t.co/YaYHtDKPnR
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