Read more pharming stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/1602/pharming.htmlhttp://img1-cdn.newser.com/images/newser-black250x40.gifhttp://www.newser.com/2012 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorWed, 23 May 2012 06:00:56 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/1769/pharmaceutical-farming-generates-hopes-and-fears.htmlColleen Barry<img src='http://img1-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=3298&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20110401035314' border='0' />The battle over genetic modification has a new player: "pharming," or pharmaceutical farming, which uses genetically modified plants to mass-produce drug compounds relatively inexpensively. By altering common plants—for instance, tobacco, which can be engineered to produce an HIV drug—researchers say pharming could transform the treatment of illnesses that...A worker sorts GM rice.http://www.newser.com/story/1769/pharmaceutical-farming-generates-hopes-and-fears.htmlMon, 30 Apr 2007 11:10:54 CDT