0
votes

Tobacco Could Hold the Key to Revolutionary Gene Therapy

posted September 4, 2008 - 12:29pm
Tobacco Could Hold the Key to Revolutionary Gene Therapy

Tobacco now gives more to the human body than just nicotine. A virus that infects the tobacco plant has been modified to carry gene therapy to cells of the body. Especially affective in cancer and kidney cells, this scientific discovery will help countless sufferers in the years to come. See link to article for more information. Check out my other blurbs and bites for more news articles, recipes, poems, essays, and information on other toppics of interest.


Website: http://blog.wired.com/wiredscience/2008/09/tobacco...


Comments

Post new comment

  • Lines and paragraphs break automatically.
  • You can use BBCode tags in the text. URLs will automatically be converted to links.
  • Allowed HTML tags: <p> <br> <b> <a> <em> <strong> <cite> <code> <ul> <ol> <li> <dl> <dt> <dd> <img> <span> <object> <param> <embed> <table> <tr> <td> <div>
  • Web page addresses and e-mail addresses turn into links automatically.

More information about formatting options

Join Xomba Today

Do you like to write? Would you like to make a little extra money on the side? These people do. Join the Xomba community today.
Become a Member