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Genetically modified tobacco plant produces cocaine in its leaves

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Genetically modified tobacco plant produces cocaine in its leaves

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Researchers have reproduced the entire biochemical pathway for how coca plants make cocaine in another plant, which could help people manufacture the drug for scientific study

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This will be a blessing to economically disadvantaged rural communities in Appalachia.

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