Monday March 15, 2010
Scientists identify opium poppy codeine and morphine genes
Ian Sample
The Guardian
Discovery raises possibility of manufacturing painkillers more cheaply using vats of microbes rather than fields of flowers
Scientists have identified the two genes in opium poppies which are used to make codeine and morphine, two of the most important painkillers in a doctor's armoury.
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