Congress members spread false claims about plant vaccine research

The U.S. House of Representatives voted to pass an amendment to block federal funding of vaccine research in plants. Members of Congress and others have expressed concern about research at the University of California, Riverside, that explores the production of mRNA vaccines in vegetables. Some on social media falsely claim that genetically engineered plants containing “edible vaccines” are about to enter the food supply. 

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