Health security/ Transforming industrial and research production of proteins

…One area where it might be used is in the production of cancer antibodies, which are currently made in expensive hamster ovary cells. It would be much cheaper to use yeast or bacteria cells, employing Weiss’ un-boiling technique. Pharmaceutical companies would then be able to streamline their protein manufacturing, in turn making cancer treatments more affordable.

“We are already using it in our cancer research here” at UCI, Weiss told ABC News, adding that he hopes the technique will be used on a larger scale within the next few years.

Industrial cheese makers, farmers, and others who use recombinant proteins could also “achieve more bang for their buck,” the researchers’ statement noted.

The California-based university has applied for a patent on the work.

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