Cavemen said:

I think we have a better chance at finding new, undiscovered psychedelic plants. Not necessarily containing LSD

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PostiveOutlook said:

I was just reading the other day about a fish that causes hallucinations when eaten

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HarryL said:

LSD no... But natural compounds yes I would think
LSA yes
DMT yes
Mescaline possible I think

Plants grow slow... Not efficient... Fungus or bacteria though....

Could use a yeast and a RV vector, insert gene.... Grow (brew)... Express/produce... Harvest
Welcome to the world of recombinant DNA.... If you can do this with insulin in 1970's, don't see why you couldn't do it now with DMT type genes...

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420milehigh said:

GMO anything is absolutely horrendous, here is a link that'll explain it in depth...
http://www.naturalnews.com/028245_GM_food_side_effects.html

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wire5 said:

420milehigh said:

GMO anything is absolutely horrendous, here is a link that'll explain it in depth...
http://www.naturalnews.com/028245_GM_food_side_effects.html

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I beg to differ MOST GM foods have not been linked to any kind of health issues. Yes, some can, but most don't. Its like if I genetically modify corn to produce cyanide of course its going to be damaging. However if you engineer apples to make more pectin it will be just fine, and no different then adding pectin later (which we often do anyway).

Also your "article" isn't a sound counter point, as the source it sites has nothing to do with genetic anything, and instead offers links to "3 part chakra tests" and "2013 Horoscopes." I can hardly find your articles source to be credible.

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wire5 said:

You're on the right track, however Yeast would make a terrible vector. But yes we (relatively) easily could get a bacteria to start producing DMT, mesc, LSA; hell even CBD/CBN/THC would be equally feasible. We could also use almost the same process (with a virus instead) to get already existing plants to produce these chemicals. Imagine growing tomatoes that get you high like you just ate a pot brownie, or corn that doses you up with DMT and LSA. Actually with some expensive equipment you could do it in your own home!

The later option would be easier to fine tune. Simply take the section of DNA responsible for producing DMT (we'll use this as an example but any chemical could be substituted) and isolate it. Once isolated you expose it to a type of virus that infects the plant you want to grow, lets use corn.

Naturally Virus DNA will simply tell the host cells to produce more viruses; this is achieved by "adding" their DNA to the host cell. Now if their DNA has been infused with mimosa DNA (to produce DMT) it will also add the mimosa DNA. So now the corn is being told to make more viruses AND DMT. Now simply kill off the virus and you're left with corn that just produces DMT. This will not be passed down from generation to generation, so each new crop would need to be "infected."

This is actually the method they use to produce any genetically engineered vegetable, and most of our food that we eat has been treated in this manner.

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prettyMushy said:

what! i want an LSD vine, that grows LSD grapes, then you can choose how many hits you want by eating more grapes!! yummy

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