Opium poppy and marijuana research goes underground
Jan 1st, 2008 by Axel
The world’s leading expert on the opium poppy has joined forces with researchers working on another infamous drug-producing plant—cannabis—in hopes of finding new uses for the much-maligned sources of heroin and marijuana.Peter Facchini, professor of biological sciences and Canada Research Chair in Plant Biotechnology, has received a $650,000 strategic project grant from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) to create new varieties of opium poppy and cannabis that can be used for medicinal and industrial purposes, but will have no value as illicit drugs.On Campus Online: November1, 2007
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