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Science@hexbear.netEnglish · 4 months ago

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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Science@hexbear.netEnglish · 4 months ago

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 is the kind of thing my 12 yo self would lobby for

‘wow are criminals stupid just make a cobaccaine plant’

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