Do you think it is possible to genetically engineer narcotic plants (like opium or coca) to the effect that once they multiply with their natural counter-parts they spawn plants that would no longer have narcotic properties?
I am not a bioengineer, but would like to know if it is possible.
2007-03-17 09:47:06 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
I think it could happen. I think you can already breed strains of say marijuana to be more potent, so I guess the same could be true to make it non-narcotic.
2007-03-17 10:00:26 · answer #1 · answered by shoeless wonder 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
-----I think that is possible, assuming that the narcotic properties are not essential to the plant for it to live--or perhaps that would only make it more difficult. By "possible", I mean "not certain". You would then have a different species or sub-species of the plant. ---Jim
2007-03-17 17:00:26 · answer #2 · answered by James M 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋