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The drug, along with benzoylecgonine, the major metabolite of cocaine, was found in their muscle tissue and livers. Researchers don’t know exactly how the sharks were exposed to the drug.
Cocaine-addicted fruit flies are a long way from the possible cocaine sharks that we saw reports about back in 2023, of course. At least with this addiction scientists have something huge to gain.
Colombian President Gustavo Petro has said that “cocaine is no worse than whiskey” as he suggested the global cocaine industry could be “easily dismantled” if the drug was legalized worldwide.
After confirming that cocaine activates a fruit fly’s bitter-sensing taste receptors, Rothenfluh and Philyaw switched off those nerves. Once deactivated, there was little to stop the flies from ...
One of those cocaine users was a man between the ages of 30 and 45 who had suffered from syphilis. The age, sex and ailment of the other person proved impossible to determine, the researchers said.
Colombian President Gustavo Petro has said that “cocaine is no worse than whisky,” as he suggested the multibillion dollar illicit trade in the drug could be “easily dismantled” if it was ...