ChemistryGenetically modified tobacco plant produces cocaine in its leaves Researchers have reproduced the entire biochemical pathway for how coca plants make cocaine in another plant, which could help people manufacture the drug for scientific study News
LifeWeb of blood vessels helps protect whales’ brains while swimming When a whale pumps its tail up and down to swim, a wave of increased blood pressure moves from the tail to the head – but a network of vessels redirects the animal’s blood to protect the brain News