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Tobacco is the common name of several plants in the genus Nicotiana of the family Solanaceae, and the general term for any product prepared from the cured leaves of these plants. Seventy-nine species of tobacco are known, but the chief commercial crop is N. tabacum. The more potent variant N. rustica is also used in some countries.

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One gene switch decides if tobacco fights disease or grows faster

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Tobacco's asparagine genes control germination speed and salt tolerance

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Some tobacco plants block lead absorption far better than others

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CRISPR gene editing reaches inside plant cells' solar power factories

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One gene switch makes tobacco leaves bigger or smaller

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Tobacco varieties handle shade with totally different genetic playbooks

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This fungus switches on dozens of genes to dissolve plant walls

The rotting fruit or fallen leaves breaking down in your compost pile owe that decay to fungal en...

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Engineered bacteria turn tobacco waste into useful chemicals

The tobacco plants grown for cigarettes leave behind nicotine-laden stems and dust that usually b...

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