Modified tobacco can treat HIV

April 2, 2009 · Filed Under Biomed, Cancer, Research, Virus · Comment 

Researchers working for the University of Louisville’s Owensboro Cancer Research Program are reporting that they have been testing a gel that has been produced from a plant that is close to the tobacco family as a viable treatment for HIV.
It has been found that the plant nicotiana benthamiana contains a protein known as griffifthsin, this [...]