Joe Caspermeyer, Media Relations Manager & Science Editor
(480) 727-0369 | joseph.caspermeyer@asu.edu
August 22, 2008
Can tobacco prevent cancer?
Long-term tobacco use has been a major culprit in the rise of U.S. cancer incidence. But if ASU Biodesign Institute researcher Charles Arntzen and colleagues have their say, we may soon be thanking tobacco for saving lives.
In a new perspective article published in the prestigious journal Science, Arntzen recaps the rapid strides in plant biotechnology. Through hard work and ingenuity, scientists are now on the cusp of using tobacco plants as versatile, pharmaceutical factories to produce vaccine candidates against a variety of diseases, including cancer.
Manufacturing Plant
Infographic by Jenn Watkins
