Will plants serve as a type of "organic-factory" to produce drugs?

definately, plants r not going to serve but r serving as "organic factories".there is no two ways about it.the GM crops are already known by all.ofcorse the GM crops have risks associated with it but as d rule says-"no risks,no gains".afterall what r we biotech students for?give us a chance and we will give u the solution.give biotech the facilities and surely a result will come out.help us and we can help the society or d company.after all, this is what is research is all about.apart from GM crops may b we could find even someother better solution if given a chance and facilities.

Yes plant itself serve as a drug.Plants are the only source and also substitute for drugs.as per my industrial knwledge  the drug extract from the plants and drug made from microrganisms are having different side effects and use.i mean to say drug produced from plant are with lower side effects with easy onset of action.rather than antibiotics.Also ayurveda which is indian curing roots plays effective role only because it has drug only from plant origin.

Yes.Plants have proven to be an "organic factory". There were many products banned in U.S which were developed from plants by G.E. But the ban has been lifted as it has been understood that the products are safe and efficient obtained from plant expression.

YES! Plants have a great potential as biofactories.

I tuly believe that plants can be  really a good alternative biofactory for the target drug molecules. However, we need to keep in mind that many plants can produce very potent toxins as well. So proper charecterization of the species is very essential before the start-up of a project.

Does anybody around here have an expertise on using plants as an alternative biofactory? 

Yes of course plants can be used as biofactories for many drug production.Already they are in chain for production of some basic drugs in large scale by some of the renowned companies in world.

'Molecular Farming" has got great potential in this feld.

The scientists can use plants as a type of "organic-factory" to produce drugs economically and safely.

In the case of molecular farming, they incorporate an extra gene, such as the antibody that combats caries, in the genetic makeup of a plant. The genetically modified organism ( which can be plants also) then automatically produces the new "recombinant" protein as it grows. Scientists then only need to isolate the active agent. Another plus is the high quality of protein produced in plants, which is with its correct three-dimensional folding.

According to me it will definitely be a successful step for moving up the value chain of biotechnology.

What do you all say.??