Scientists engineer yeast to turn sugar into hydrocodone

Washington PostScientists engineer yeast to turn sugar into hydrocodoneWashington PostOver the past several months, scientists from around the world have published bits and pieces of a fascinating feat: In an effort to create pain medication components like hydrocodone -- the main ingredient in the pain killer Vicodin -- without the ...Yeast can now make opiatesThe VergeDon't Try This at Home: Scientists Brew Opiates With YeastWiredThe fungus that gives us beer can now produce prescription painkillersQuartzThe Independent -Phys.Org -Science News (blog)all 11 news articles »