Malaysians upset over "no state healthcare" comment in science journal


PETALING JAYA: Malaysians are upset over comments of a Malaysian molecular immunologist who commented that the country "does not have state health care".

Audrey Teh, in an article entitled,"The scientist-gardener who is harnessing tobacco’s power to heal", published on Oct 19 by Nature Research, spoke about using tobacco plants to produce antibodies for drug development in efforts to fight diseases including cancer and Covid-19.

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