Nicotine In Tobacco: A lot of tobacco is consumed in the world. The dangerous thing is that due to the high amount of nicotine in it, it is said to be dangerous for health. But now a good news has come in this matter. In fact, the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has said that recently a plant with low nicotine content has been grown in the laboratory (tobacco plant). It has been claimed that the amount of nicotine in this plant is reduced by 40 to 50 percent. Has been. This means that the negative effect of nicotine on people who consume tobacco will be reduced.
Now the amount of nicotine in tobacco will be reduced
Let us tell you that while discussing this matter in a press conference, CSIR Director General N Kalaiselvi said that last year when Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi had talked about finding solutions to reduce the health risks of tobacco, then this issue has been discussed. The work had started. Under this project, success has been achieved in reducing the amount of nicotine in the tobacco plant grown in the lab by 50 percent. It has been said that the amount of nicotine in the tobacco plant has been reduced through genome editing.
Now there will be no addiction to nicotine present in tobacco
N Kalaiselvi said that this is a good solution for the health of people who consume tobacco. But along with this, CSIR is also trying to reduce the amount of nicotine in the tobacco plant by 70 percent in the laboratory itself. After this, those who will consume tobacco, this tobacco will not cause much harm to their health. Let us tell you that according to the report of the World Health Organization, every year eight million people in the world die due to diseases caused by tobacco consumption.
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