• Decoding genes to create analgesics in opium

    Decoding genes to create analgesics in opium
    Scientists at the University of Calgary, Canada have announced that they have deciphered one of the genetic secrets of opium.
  • Painkiller turns women into

    Painkiller turns women into
    Statistics show that in the UK alone, over the past 10 years, the number of prescriptions with co-codamol has nearly doubled, from 8.8 million in 2001 to 15 million years in 20011.
  • Analysis of anticancer agents in opium

    Analysis of anticancer agents in opium
    Scientists have found a mechanism to produce cough inhibitors and kill poppy cancer cells, paving the way for creating higher yielding varieties. The opium popped with heroin, a