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    Researchers genetically modify yeast to ‘brew’ THC and CBD

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    Christine Fisher
    Christine Fisher
    02.28.2019

    Scientists in California have created a cheaper, safer, environmentally-friendly way to produce cannabinoids, the chemical compounds that give cannabis its many medicinal (and mind-altering) qualities. The trick is in using genetically modified brewer's yeast to produce cannabinoids, rather than ethanol, according to research published today by the University of California, Berkeley.