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Genetically modified tobacco plant produces cocaine in its leaves (www.newscientist.com)

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[–] Johnny_Arson@hexbear.net 5 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

We did make a hybrid tomato/potato but that wasn't exactly genetic modification it's just grafting. It could be a great space saving technique though.

[–] Le_Wokisme@hexbear.net 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

iirc if you graft tomato plants onto the potato roots both food crops suffer quality because of the energy being divided

[–] Johnny_Arson@hexbear.net 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Yeah that would make sense, still a neat experiment.

[–] alexei_1917@hexbear.net 2 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago)

That's the fun thing about science. Even stuff that doesn't end up being "useful" can still make for fascinating experiments and data. The journey is usually the cool part.

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