The UK's black market in tobacco is booming leaving a £2bn hole in government finances as tax revenue has plummeted whilst the number of UK smokers has virtually stayed the same. New figures ...

If you’re looking for somewhere to start with scented plants, most of the annuals and biennials are very easy to grow from ...

This is the first plant-produced antibody to be cleared for clinical trials by the Medicines and Healthcare Products Agency (the UK equivalent of the US Food and Drug Administration). Producing the ...

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 ...

Two cannabis farms were also found, containing a total of 150 plants ... tobacco and vapes. “We know cash-intensive ...

The analysis of tobacco and nicotine industry submissions on the UK's 2023/24 Tobacco and Vapes Bill highlights the industry's use of traditional tactics to oppose regulations.

In this process plants are genetically modified so that they can produce medically useful substances such as drugs and vaccines. Plants such as corn, tobacco or rice can be genetically modified to ...