According to the researchers, the new version has just 0.04 milligrams of nicotine per gram.

Gene-edited, less addictive tobacco could help you quit smoking

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A team of German scientists have figured out a way to grow tobacco plants that contain 99.7 percent less nicotine. It could help millions of smokers quit.

Gene-Edited, Less Addictive Tobacco Could Help You Quit Smoking

Are low-nicotine cigarettes the answer to getting millions to quit smoking?

The coolest vape trick of all is quitting smoking.

New evidence: e-cigarettes help smokers quit

"Wow"

For the first time, a rigorous scientific study shows that e-cigarettes can help people quit smoking better than the patch, but the data gets complicated.

New Evidence: E-Cigarettes Help Smokers Quit

Success rates are still low, but they're higher than with other interventions.

Artificial Intelligence

DUH The Darwin Awards exist for a reason: some people aren’t great at making sure they, you know, stay alive. Case in point: People still smoke cigarettes, even at the gas pump (it’s dangerous because gasoline is highly combustible and cigarettes require a light. Just don’t do it). Oil company Royal Dutch Shell and software […]

This AI Stops People From Lighting up Cigarettes at the Gas Pump

It alerts gas station staff to any signs of unsafe behavior.

“Are we really willing to pay the cost when living on credit runs out?”

Here's how vaping really compares to smoking cigarettes

Health & Medicine

Vapes, e-cigarettes and all kinds of paraphernalia have become America’s norm. But what's really in vape juice and is it actually healthier?

Here’s How Vaping Really Compares to Smoking Cigarettes

The Canadian Cancer Society has projected that almost half of Canadians will at some point be diagnosed with cancer, and one in every four will die from it.

A New Study Reveals That Half of Canadians Will Be Diagnosed With Cancer in Their Lifetimes

If there was ever a time to increase funding to cancer research, this is it.

Scientists can now study the effects of smoking without hurting anyone.

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Gene-Edited, Less Addictive Tobacco Could Help You Quit Smoking

"Wow"

New Evidence: E-Cigarettes Help Smokers Quit

Artificial Intelligence

This AI Stops People From Lighting up Cigarettes at the Gas Pump

Health & Medicine

Here’s How Vaping Really Compares to Smoking Cigarettes

Health & Medicine

A New Study Reveals That Half of Canadians Will Be Diagnosed With Cancer in Their Lifetimes

Hard Science

Airways on Chips Are Teaching Us About the Damage Smoking Causes

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