The complex biochemistry of the coca plant that produces cocaine has been extracted and replicated in a close relative of the tobacco plant. Modifying other plants or microorganisms to recreate this process may lead to a method of manufacturing a stimulant or producing chemically similar compounds with unique properties.
Researchers have replicated the entire biochemical pathway of how the coca plant produces cocaine in another plant, which could aid in the production of drugs for scientific research.
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