Pitjuri plant
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Australian Scientists Are Finding Out How the Tobacco Plant Can Save Your Life
Queensland University of Technology researchers are sequencing the genome of the Pitjuri plant – an Australian native tobacco plant. Why? Well they are partnering with 17 other research teams from around the world for Newcotiana – a $10.5 million project to develop new tobacco varieties that can be used as biofactories for pharmaceuticals and vaccines.…