UC Berkeley Scientists Engineer THC-Producing Yeast

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By Jimi DevineFeb 27, 2019, 1:00 pm211 pts
A new report in the renowned scientific journal Nature details how synthetic biologists at the University of California Berkeley have genetically engineered yeast that can produce marijuana’s main active ingredients of THC and CBD. This report is notable, researchers say, because this means that one has to do…

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