Tobacco

Tobacco Plant May Hold the Answer to Treating Dangerous Fungal Infections

May 21, 2018 by Kristina Martin

A newly published study in Nature Communications has discovered that a peptide found in tobacco plants, NaD1, is able to combat Candida albicans cells. The compound is found in the plant Nicotiana alata, which is one of roughly 70 species… [read]

Trump’s CDC Director Resigns After Tobacco Investments Discovered

January 31, 2018 by Michael Edwards

Brenda Fitzgerald reportedly said she resigned because she could not divest from certain financial interests “in a definitive time period.” A Politico article from Tuesday reports that Fitzgerald purchased shares in a tobacco company shortly after becoming CDC director. The… [read]