Re: [DIYbio] Re: Dwarf tobacco?

On Mon, Feb 3, 2014 at 6:52 AM, Cathal Garvey
<cathalgarvey@cathalgarvey.me> wrote:
> Well, I can imagine that if you chop the head off that biosynthetic
> chain, you'll end up with a pretty optimised precursor pathway for other
> alkaloids (nicotine is alkaloid, right?).
>
> The problem is, nobody will hear "nicotine free", they'll just hear
> "tobacco". It's a sure-fire, ironclad, guaranteed way to end up being
> accused of trying to shill GMO ciggies.

Why are (GMO or not) cigarettes a bad thing? I thought the tobacco /industry/
was evil, not the plant.

Nicotine in the plant probably acts as a natural pesticide as well, so
leaving its pathway alone while augmenting others might be helpful for
keeping it competitive in the fields.

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