Scientists have found a good use for snuff after the development of genetically modified plants which contain a drug that could halt type 1 diabetes.
The move marks the latest advance in the emerging field of molecular farming, which may offer a way to make cheaper biotech drugs and vaccines those traditional factory systems.
European researchers said they had produced plants of snuff, which contains a potent anti-inflammatory protein called interleukin-10 (IL-10) that could help patients with insulin-dependent type 1 diabetes and other autoimmune diseases. (more…)
