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flag Chinese company develops human blood protein from rice, aiming to replace 25% of imports by 2026.

flag A Chinese company, Healthgen Biotechnology, has developed a method to produce human serum albumin (HSA), a critical blood product, from rice using genetic engineering. flag This breakthrough helps address China's shortage of HSA by producing an equivalent amount from 25 kg of rice as found in five liters of plasma. flag Currently producing 10 tonnes annually, the company expects to reach 130 tonnes by 2026, replacing about 25% of imports. flag The product has completed Phase III clinical trials and is expected to be approved in June 2025.

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