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Two deadly flowers could inspire powerful new medicines
Summary: Scientists have figured out how two famously poisonous plants create chemicals with surprising medical potential.
Key points
- Scientists have figured out how two famously poisonous plants create chemicals with surprising medical potential.
- After tracking thousands of genes in wolfsbane and larkspur, they identified six enzymes needed to build a complex compound called atisinium.
- The team recreated the process inside tobacco plants, offering a sustainable way to produce and test these rare molecules in larger amounts.
Scientists have figured out how two famously poisonous plants create chemicals with surprising medical potential. After tracking thousands of genes in wolfsbane and larkspur, they identified six enzymes needed to build a complex compound called atisinium. The team recreated the process inside tobacco plants, offering a sustainable way to produce and test these rare molecules in larger amounts.
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