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Tobacco plant altered to produce five psychedelic drugs (www.newscientist.com)

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[–] boydster@sh.itjust.works 13 points 14 hours ago (3 children)

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).

Plants could easily be altered permanently with changes that become inheritable, but doing so could be problematic, given that the compounds produced are commonly used as recreational drugs, says Aharoni. “It’s a little bit tricky if we have it inherited, and then people will ask for seeds,” he says. “We can do it also in tomato, potato, corn.”

[–] zalgotext@sh.itjust.works 24 points 14 hours ago

“It’s a little bit tricky if we have it inherited, and then people will ask for seeds,” he says. “We can do it also in tomato, potato, corn.”

LMAO this dude is a natural salesman

[–] HelluvaKick@lemmy.world 9 points 12 hours ago (2 children)

Psilocybin potatoes, please

[–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 1 points 5 minutes ago

[–] swab148@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 10 hours ago

Trippy tomatoes, Cosmic corn

[–] HubertManne@piefed.social 3 points 14 hours ago

thc succatash please.