Hold your breath: Big tobacco invests big money in Avian Flu Vaccine!

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http://www.qctonline.com/node/2188Big tobacco invests big money in small Quebec City companyBY SCOTT FRENCHPUBLISHED: NOVEMBER 19, 2008 TAGS: COMMUNITY NOVEMBER 19 2008 EDITION Photo: courtesy of MedicagoMedicago uses plant cells to generate H5N1 virus-like particles, which can be used to fight Avian Flu.The board of directors at a small biopharmaceuti-cal company in Quebec City recently approved an investment of nearly $16 million from Phillip Morris International. The company, Medicago Inc., will use the investment from the inter-national tobacco company to pursue its development of a vaccine for the Avian flu. =====In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, this material is distributed without profit to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for research and educational purposes.