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Letter: Pass the sourdough starter on the left side

Published 3 April 2019

From Adrian Bowyer, Foxham, Wiltshire, UK

Having yeast make cannabinoids sounds useful to medicine (2 March, p 9). I cannot imagine, though, that they will stay cloistered in the lab for long. They could be transferred as easily as a sourdough starter, allowing interesting wine, beer and bread to be made.

Issue no. 3224 published 6 April 2019

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