单词 | pharm crop |
释义 | > as lemmaspharm crop A place where genetically modified plants or animals are grown or reared in order to produce pharmaceutical products; frequently attributive, in pharm animal, pharm crop, etc. ΚΠ 1990 Sci. Amer. Aug. 83/1 (heading) Down on the Pharm. 1993 Sunday Times 17 Jan. iii. 11/1 These are ‘pharm’ animals, being used as living laboratories to grow antibodies to treat human diseases. 1996 Nation 11 Mar. 20/1 Animal pharms. Meanwhile, back at the barn, bio-engineers are turning animals into factories to make drugs in their milk or blood. 2003 Pop. Sci. Apr. 80/2 For a variety of reasons, corn is the most commonly used pharm crop. < as lemmas |
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