Genetically engineering tobacco plants could enable a more sustainable production method for psychedelic drugs, which are increasingly in demand for research and medical uses
Genetically engineering tobacco plants could enable a more sustainable production method for psychedelic drugs, which are increasingly in demand for research and medical uses.
With the addition of nine genes, the plants were able to produce psilocin and psilocybin, usually found in mushrooms; DMT from various plants; and bufotenin and 5-methoxy-DMT, compounds secreted by the Colorado river toad (Incilius alvarius).
The opposite. Now that they have a patent and marketable process, they will lobby to increase enforcement [of the current, natural method] and, therefore, make it harder and more expensive to acquire elsewhere other than their highly proprietary (and likely excessively expensive) sources.
It’s a lazy “paywall”.
DMT is smokeable so what a crime against humanity to not open source this. Thx to all the posters of the articles
Ok, that’s cool and good. Sad LSD wasn’t one of them though
One of my favourites!
Oh shit would that mean dmt could become cheaper?
The opposite. Now that they have a patent and marketable process, they will lobby to increase enforcement [of the current, natural method] and, therefore, make it harder and more expensive to acquire elsewhere other than their highly proprietary (and likely excessively expensive) sources.
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