Researchers Discover How Opium Poppies Synthesize Morphine (IMAGE)

University of Calgary

Researchers Discover How Opium Poppies Synthesize Morphine

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From left: Peter Facchini, professor in biological sciences, Jill Hagel, research associate, and Scott Farrow, PhD student. They have characterized a novel gene that encodes the gateway enzyme in the formation of morphine and begun to understand how poppies synthesize the pain killing enzymes.

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Photo by Riley Brandt, University of Calgary

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