Scientists solve 200-year-old puzzle of how tobacco plants make nicotine

4 comments

• karunamurti 6 minutes ago
  And the implication is they can modify tomato's DNA to produce nicotine, just like Tomacco from The Simpsons. The Simpsons always predict everything.
• x______________ 2 days ago
  You may enjoy the original paper[0] a lot more, the simplified article is very... simple.

  [0] https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-026-72705-0
• dr_dshiv 20 minutes ago
  It would be great if they could improve upon it.

  I find nicotine to be an underperforming chemical, despite its popularity. A bit more of a cognitive kick would be nice. Know what I mean?

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  • NDlurker 15 minutes ago
    I know there's at least one nicotine analogue that's been sold. Pretty sure it's carcinogenic, but maybe there are some other options.
• hyrix 2 days ago
  Pairs well with https://phys.org/news/2026-04-tobacco-psychedelics-psilocybi... !