Morphine “do it yourself” – an opportunity and a threat – Dziennik.pl

In theory, morphine can be produced now in your basement, sufficient equipment similar to that at home so that you can brew beer. In practice, the matter is more difficult, because you need special, genetically modified yeast.

But that was produced yeast, researchers from the University of California. The portal magazine “Nature” they write, that this will be easier produce morphine E and create new painkillers . But it may be dangerous household, illegal manufacture of morphine and illegal trade in the drug. So experts are calling for strict control of these transgenic yeast strains.