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How can tobacco and other plants be engineered for health?

Many have heard about the dangers of tobacco, but how many are aware that tobacco can be converted from a killer to a healer? Plants can be modified so they can produce specific pharmaceutical compounds. Plant-based pharmaceuticals can be used as diagnostics, therapeutics, and even as a plant-based COVID-19 vaccine! Listen and interact with Noemi Gutierrez, a plant biotechnology scientist, as she shares the current outlook for plant-based medicine.
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Noemi Gutierrez-Valdes