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Scientists solve 200-year-old puzzle of how tobacco plants make nicotine
- May 19, 2026 at 2:20 PM
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Scientists have uncovered how tobacco plants naturally make nicotine, solving a mystery that has puzzled researchers for nearly two centuries. The discovery, published in Nature Communications, could lead to safer production of medicines and vaccines using tobacco plants, without the unwanted nicotine.
Originally published at Phys.org