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Nicotiana benthamiana, a relative of tobacco used in research laboratories, has been trained by researchers to produce a biological cocktail of psychedelic substances. Credit: Weizmann Institute of Science

A genetically engineered lab plant produced five psychedelic substances from three kingdoms of nature

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Weizmann Institute researchers have deciphered the DMT production pathway in plants and integrated genes from plants, fungi, and animals into the model plant. The system may be used in the future for the controlled production of compounds for research and drug development –
Wheat and rice are the most common food plants in the world. Illustration: depositphotos.com

Researchers have succeeded in deciphering the movement mechanism of the plant hormone gibberellin, which is of great importance to humanity

According to the researchers, it is a hormone, a small signal molecule, which controls the growth of plants. The decoding may help a lot in expanding agricultural crops and dealing with the global food crisis
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