Gates Foundation identifies plant vaccination as new initiative

KNKX Public Radio | By Tom Paulson

Published August 30, 2011 at 2:30 PM PDT

Do you have a solution for making plants more resistant to disease? The Gates Foundation wants to hear from you.

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has done a lot to boost the science and delivery of vaccines for human health and to assist in the fight against disease.

Now, the Seattle philanthropy would like to start vaccinating crop plants to help poor farmers and hopes solutions will emerge through its next round of Grand Challenges Explorations.

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