The tobacco plant could be used to fight cancer cells in humans in the future. A molecule found in a variety of flowering tobacco plant could hold the key to beating cancer in years to come. Dr. Mark Hulett, lead researcher at La Trobe Universit...

New hopes for a cure for the deadly ebola virus have been raised, after a serum made from tobacco plants appears to have significantly improved two sufferers’ conditions. ZMapp, which is made from tobacco plants, was used to treat US aid ...