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Biohackers Are Engineering Yeast To Make THC

Posted by timothy on from the really-great-bread-man dept.

meghan elizabeth writes How do you get weed without the weed? By genetically engineering yeast to produce THC, of course. Once theorized in a stoner magazine column more than a decade ago, a biotech startup working in Ireland is actively trying to transplant the genetic information that codes for both THC and another cannabinoid called CBD into yeast so that "marijuana" can be grown in a lab—no plants necessary.

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  1. Re:Holy grey area! by Alien7 · · Score: 5, Informative

    Provided you make a warning against doing just that it's okay. During alcohol prohibition breweries used to sell malt extract with a warning that went something like "don't add water and yeast and leave in a dark room for 3 weeks, it will make alcohol and that's illegal!"

  2. Re:Holy grey area! by newcastlejon · · Score: 5, Funny

    So, in other words, what you're saying is that bread bakes you?

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