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A Spoonful of Beans | North Carolina Science Now | Sci NC

The soybean is known for its versatility, but researchers at UNC Charlotte are revolutionizing how we take medicines by using soybean seeds. For more information: http://science.unctv.org/content/just... or http://www.soymeds.net/about-soy-meds... The soybean is known for its versatility, but researchers at UNC Charlotte are revolutionizing how we take medicines by using soybean seeds. Scientists are inserting the DNA from viruses in the protein-rich seeds of soybeans, causing the protein amount to increase to almost 38% of the soybean. By consuming the protein-rich soybeans, researchers believe that the modified soybeans can turn the human immune system in the gut on or off against various diseases. Ken Piller, the co-founder and president of Soymeds explains the vaccine of the future could be made from the simple soybean. Researchers at Soymeds have already begun to genetically introduce vaccine proteins into soybean proteins. It creates, essentially, a pharmaceutical soybean. Ken Bost, co-founder and chief science officer with Soymeds explains, "We're letting the soybean seed do what nature has already endowed it to do, make a lot of protein and store it in a very compact space." Get the inside scoop on how a novel use of existing technology might revolutionize the delivery of medicines. Funding for North Carolina Science Now provided by GSK.