News tagged with tobacco plant
Tobacco plants yield the first vaccine for the dreaded 'cruise ship virus'
Aug 18, 2009 |
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Scientists have used a new vaccine production technology to develop a vaccine for norovirus, a dreaded cause of diarrhea and vomiting that may be the second most common viral infection in the United States after the flu. ...
Novel mechanism revealed for increasing recombinant protein yield in tobacco
Aug 06, 2009 |
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Elastin-like polypeptides (ELPs) cause plants to store GM proteins in special 'protein bodies', insulating them from normal cellular degradation processes and increasing the overall protein yield. Researchers writing in the ...
Researcher develop new technique for modifying plant genes
Apr 29, 2009 |
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Researchers at the University of Minnesota and Massachusetts General Hospital have used a genome engineering tool they developed to make a model crop plant herbicide-resistant without significant changes to its DNA.
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Gene 'knockout' floors tobacco carcinogen
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Mar 18, 2008 |
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In large-scale field trials, scientists from North Carolina State University have shown that silencing a specific gene in burley tobacco plants significantly reduces harmful carcinogens in cured tobacco leaves.
Calif regulators find pot smoke causes cancer
Jun 20, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Marijuana smoke has joined tobacco smoke and hundreds of other chemicals on a list of substances California regulators say cause cancer.
Scientists grow insulin in tobacco plants
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Jul 30, 2007 |
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U.S. researchers have discovered insulin grown in plants can resolve diabetes in mice -- a finding holding promise for humans afflicted with the disease.
Researcher looks for answers about unique disease-resistant gene
Sep 14, 2009 |
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Virginia Tech faculty member Bingyu Zhao is investigating a disease-resistant gene in corn that prevents bacteria from invading distantly related plant species.
FDA warns Web companies not to sell flavored cigs
Nov 06, 2009 |
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(AP) -- The Food and Drug Administration said Friday that it has warned several companies to stop selling banned flavored cigarettes to U.S. consumers online.
Plant virus spreads by making life easy for crop pests
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Oct 30, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- In 752, Japanese Empress Koken wrote a short poem about the summertime yellowing of a field in what is thought to be the first account of a viral plant disease. More than 1,250 years later, ...
Plant virus used to create memory device
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Oct 05, 2006 |
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A team of U.S. scientists says it has used a plant virus to construct a memory device.
Cannabis alters human DNA
Jun 16, 2009 |
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A new study published by University of Leicester researchers has found "convincing evidence" that cannabis smoke damages DNA in ways that could potentially increase the risk of cancer development in humans.
Tobacco plants may provide virus cure
Feb 01, 2008 |
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Scientists from ASU’s Biodesign Institute and Polytechnic campus have embarked on an ambitious, four-year, $1.5 million grant from the National Institutes for Allergy and Infectious Disease to tackle West ...
New research into plant colors sheds light on antioxidants
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Oct 03, 2007 |
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Scientists have made an important advance in understanding the genetic processes that give flowers, leaves and plants their bright colours. The knowledge could lead to a range of benefits, including better understanding of ...
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