After all of the poor health outcomes caused by tobacco over centuries, it's about time that the plant starts doing some good for a change. Scientists in the United Kingdom have developed a technique to infect relatives of the tobacco plant with a virus which contains the genetic material of polio in order to produce leaves from which a polio vaccine could be extracted. This procedure is affordable, straightforward, and efficient and may be
from Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building http://inhabitat.com/scientists-harness-tobacco-plants-to-produce-polio-vaccine
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