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2014-08-06 Science & Technology

Scientists stumble across the obvious treatment for Ebola: tobacco

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Posted by g(r)omgoru 2014-08-06 04:03|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

Posted by Besoeker 2014-08-06 04:16|| 2014-08-06 04:16|| Front Page Top

#2 Article headline is wrong, wrong and wrong again. They are using tobacco plants to produce mono-clonal antibodies from genes inserted into the tobacco cells, not tobacco itself. It is neither stumbling, nor obvious. Effing journalists.

Posted by SteveS 2014-08-06 11:49|| 2014-08-06 11:49|| Front Page Top

#3 The headline is humorously ironic. I enjoyed it.

Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2014-08-06 13:18|| 2014-08-06 13:18|| Front Page Top

#4 Steve, you expect a "journalist" to pass up an opportunity like that? I'm surprised they didn't do alliteration.

"Surprised Scientists Stumble across Super Solution for Ebola!"

Posted by DarthVader 2014-08-06 13:41|| 2014-08-06 13:41|| Front Page Top

#5 Amazing what you can learn from lab animals...

Posted by Omolulet Angiling3112 2014-08-06 17:14|| 2014-08-06 17:14|| Front Page Top

#6 Tobacco-derived 'plantibodies' enter the fight against Ebola

Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2014-08-06 17:46|| 2014-08-06 17:46|| Front Page Top

#7 That be KENTUCKY TOBACCO???

Posted by JosephMendiola 2014-08-06 22:51|| 2014-08-06 22:51|| Front Page Top

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