That means the Feds are about to start selling hardcore drugs over the counter, right? It doesn’t matter if it fries people’s brains and turns them into zombies as long as there’s profit in it, right?
Cats already out of the bag if this is being reported. It will hit the black market fairly soon.
Beer AND Morphine?!? Is there nothing yeast can’t do?
I....think we just defeated the Taliban forever...?
They’re finished, I think, and from no bullet.
“...simple brewer’s yeast...”
I foresee a boom in home brewing.
More like brew your own heroin....
Doncha think?
Damn Libertarian scientists, anyway!
OK. I see what they are thinking. But I question whether there are actually any brain cells operating here. How do you control a yeast strain. Once it's out, it's out. Period. Every junkie will have a pot of his favorite "starter".
I see this killing the micro brew beer craze. the government is going to have regulate home brewing and I see a lot of drug dealers suddenly start taking up the hobby of brewing beer
If somehow a few of those spores get out and distributed on the black market - say goodbye to the #1 cash crop in the middle east. No more $$ for Akbar. That works for me.
Better living through chemistry or would that be horticulture?
From the article:
“biological engineering department at MIT points out that the method isn’t very efficient just yet, and won’t appeal to do-it-yourself drug manufacturers.
“Considering a dose of morphine is 30 mg, this means that 300 liters of yeast would have to be grown for one dose,” he said.
Drug farmers.............
The left is about to become pro-GMO.
You can do that now. All you need is seeds.............