Engineered tobacco plants have more potential as a biofuel
Increasing the oil in tobacco plant leaves may be a step towards using the plants for biofuel, The paper was published online in Plant Biotechnology Journal. Researchers from the Biotechnology Foundation Laboratories at Thomas Jefferson University have identified a way to increase the oil in tobacco plant leaves, which may be the next step in using the plants for biofuel. 阅读全文 »
Tobacco isn’t famous for its health benefits. But now scientists have succeeded in using genetically modified tobacco plants to produce medicines for several autoimmune and inflammatory diseases, including diabetes. The research is published in the open access journal BMC Biotechnology. 