'Home-brew' morphine from brewer's yeast now possible

Monday, May 18, 2015 - 11:01 in Biology & Nature

Home-brewing could soon take on a more dangerous twist: Scientists have engineered brewer's yeast to synthesize opioids such as codeine and morphine from a common sugar.

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