Tobacco Plant Engineered to Produce 5 Psychedelic Compounds

Engineered tobacco plant can produce five psychedelics, including psilocybin and DMT

Compounds in psychedelic drugs like DMT, psilocybin, and psilocin are naturally produced in certain plants, fungi, and animals, and have a long history of use in spiritual and therapeutic contexts. Now, a considerable amount of research is going into determining how these compounds can be translated into a therapeutic context for several mental health conditions. But to do this, researchers need to find a more sustainable way to source these com…

Tobacco plants now produce psilocybin and DMT — on purpose

Scientists Engineer Tobacco Plant To Produce 5 Psychedelic Compounds In Medical Breakthrough

Researchers bio-engineered a tobacco plant to produce five key psychedelic compounds for therapeutic use.

Scientists Engineered a Plant to Produce 5 Different Psychedelics at Once

What do plants, toads, and mushrooms have in common? They can all produce psychedelic substances – and now their powers have been combined in one plant, like a trippier Captain Planet. In a wild first, scientists have taken the genes these organisms use to make five natural psychedelics and introduced them into a tobacco plant (Nicotiana benthamiana), which then produced all five compounds simultaneously. As interest grows in psychedelics as pot…

Scientists Create Plant That Produces Ayahuasca, Shrooms, and Toad Psychedelics All At Once

The proof-of-concept system produces psilocybin, DMT, and other compounds in leaves of the tobacco plant, potentially easing pressure on wild species and preserving Indigenous traditions.

5 Different Psychedelic Compounds Have Been Produced In A Single Plant: “One Day, We'll Be Able To Make Tomatoes You Could Use For Psychedelic Microdosing"

Psilocybin, psilocin, DMT, bufotenin and 5-MeO-DMT were all created by one tobacco plant.