Transgenic tobacco plants promise inexpensive cure for rabies
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New research has found that tobacco plants can be genetically modified to produce antibodies against the rabies virus
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We are familiar with the tobacco plant being harvested to create products that damage our health, but a new study from the Hotung Molecular Immunology Unit at St George’s University in London has shown that tobacco plants can be genetically modified to produce rabies antibodies. It's hoped that the research will deliver a safe, inexpensive way of treating rabies in developing countries.
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