Modified baker’s yeast can produce a precursor for a drug that is usually derived from an endangered plant and its relatives.

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Five cannabis leaders, from a legacy grower to Jim Belushi, debate whether "cannabis culture" is real and what it means for ...

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Gardens have started working a little harder these days. A single plant no longer earns praise just because it looks pretty.

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Eating a wide variety of plants every day could be more beneficial to the microbiome than taking a standard probiotic. New research led by scientists from King's College London and ZOE found that ...

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