how ironic looks like we may be coming full circle
http://www.whas11.com/news/health/M...-change-opinions-about-tobacco-125595313.html
http://www.whas11.com/news/health/M...-change-opinions-about-tobacco-125595313.html
What do you think? Infected leaf to produce drugs
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Re: What do you think
and some more recent research.
http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=news/health/your_health&id=9115757
and some more recent research.
http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=news/health/your_health&id=9115757
Re: What do you think
I think there would have been a lot more interest in this thread had it been titled properly and put in the proper forum.
"What do you think" in General discussions will likely be overlooked by 90% of the visitors to the site.
I think there would have been a lot more interest in this thread had it been titled properly and put in the proper forum.
"What do you think" in General discussions will likely be overlooked by 90% of the visitors to the site.
workhorse_01
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I think maybe a hint on what it was in the title. This thread should be 10 pages long by now.
I think maybe a hint on what it was in the title. This thread should be 10 pages long by now.
I've re-titled the thread.
Nothing really new here. Nearly any plant or animal can be infected with a natural or bio-engineered virus so that it produces foreign proteins. (That's how Human Papilloma Virus--HPV--causes cancer.) In these examples, tobacco leaf is genetically modified by intentional infection with a virus to produce desired pharmaceutical compounds.
Bob
Nothing really new here. Nearly any plant or animal can be infected with a natural or bio-engineered virus so that it produces foreign proteins. (That's how Human Papilloma Virus--HPV--causes cancer.) In these examples, tobacco leaf is genetically modified by intentional infection with a virus to produce desired pharmaceutical compounds.
Bob
DonH
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I think they use tobacco because they grow so fast. I started my seeds on March 21 and it's amazing to see how much they grow in 3.5 months.
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