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  "path": "/2026/04/02/tobacco-plants-now-produce-psilocybin-and-dmt-on-purpose.html",
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    "dmt",
    "genetic engineering",
    "pharmaceutical research",
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    "Tobacco plants now produce psilocybin and DMT — on purpose",
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  "textContent": "Researchers at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel have modified tobacco plants to yield five psychedelic compounds at once: bufotenin and 5-MeO-DMT (from Colorado River toad secretions), DMT (a tryptamine found across plant species), and psilocin and psilocybin (normally found in mushrooms). — Read the rest \n\nThe post Tobacco plants now produce psilocybin and DMT — on purpose appeared first on Boing Boing.",
  "title": "Tobacco plants now produce psilocybin and DMT — on purpose"
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