There are a few varieties of this striking garden plant, but one of the best choices for a modern garden is Nicotiana alata, ...

In 1918, scientists at a USDA facility in Virginia were puzzled by a pair of questions facing crop growers: Why did Maryland Mammoth tobacco plants, a desirable commercial variety, fail to produce ...

The tobacco plant’s origins can now be traced back to Bolivia, in South America. The people native to this land cultivated the plant and used it as part of their cultural traditions. Between ...

Last month, a monoclonal antibody produced in the leaves of tobacco plants entered phase I clinical trials in the United Kingdom. The antibody, known as P2G12, recognizes an HIV surface protein and is ...