Tobacco kills 8 million people worldwide every year, but imagine if it could be used to make medicine. The idea isn't unheard ...

The team of researchers found that a gene in Poncirus trifoliata, a hardy citrus relative, is what's behind the plant's ...

Tobacco, historically known for its harmful effects, may become the future of pharmaceutical production through genetic ...

British American Tobacco has invested €4.7 million in a biomass-fuelled heating plant at its cigarette factory in Kanfanar, ...

A new multimillion-dollar tobacco waste processing plant in Harare, backed by an Indian investor, is set to significantly ...

According to German technology university TU Dortmund, their researchers have managed to genetically modify a tobacco plant called Virginia Smoking Tobacco, so that its concentration of the highly ...

In fact, the growth of control plants was restored by the addition of soluble phosphate (data not shown). Figure 1: Growth and productivity of CSb tobacco plants subjected to different P treatments.

The thinking was that the tobacco smoke would provide warmth and stimulation. Many people think of plants as nice-looking greens. Essential for clean air, yes, but simple organisms. A step change ...

While there is little evidence for tobacco being inherently medicinal, its harmfulness was observed even in the 18th century. A lot of our modern medications come from plants, like the cancer ...