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• Platforms that scale globally, sustainably, and
locally
• Molecules that are designed to teach the immune
system—not bypass it

This chapter explores that frontier.

We’ll begin with the science: how plants like lettuce,
duckweed, and rice are being engineered as living
bioreactors. We’ll look at what makes them uniquely suited
to express complex proteins while preserving immune
functionality through the digestive tract.

Then we’ll move to application—real-world case studies
where edible biologics are already showing promise:

What’s emerging is not just a new delivery mechanism.
It’s a new biologic architecture—one that decentralizes
production, democratizes access, and reimagines what
immune-compatible design can look like.

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