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[–] Transporter_Room_3@startrek.website 46 points 6 months ago (1 children)

"Tiny genetic change"

Oof. Would that it were so easy....

[–] nxdefiant@startrek.website 47 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Genes are very small, so, you know, technically correct

The best kind of correct!

[–] Death_Equity@lemmy.world 43 points 6 months ago

And people say yardwork can't be surprisingly fun.

[–] Toes@ani.social 40 points 6 months ago (1 children)
[–] Track_Shovel@slrpnk.net 15 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Lmao my whole family quotes this: 'DONT LET YOUR DREAMS BE DREAMS!'

[–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 3 points 6 months ago (1 children)
[–] Track_Shovel@slrpnk.net 4 points 6 months ago

It's pretty funny to hear a 6 year old say it

[–] Rubisco@slrpnk.net 29 points 6 months ago
[–] rockerface@lemm.ee 28 points 6 months ago

now this is an evil scientist plan I can get behind

[–] waterSticksToMyBalls@lemmy.world 27 points 6 months ago

LET HER COOK

[–] rockSlayer@lemmy.world 16 points 6 months ago

Botanists, can you please get started on the research?

[–] megabat@lemm.ee 16 points 6 months ago

I seriously hope someone is working on this

[–] b000rg@midwest.social 13 points 6 months ago

Stinging nettle -> singing nettle

[–] Case@lemmynsfw.com 10 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Now I'm thinking of some wide spread agent like pollen being laced with naturally occurring psychedelics.

I mean, pollen, as an allergen is often taken in through the nose, which is a great route of administration to affect the brain quickly.

Oh the rag weed count is high? Get ready to trip balls people, lol.

[–] CommissarVulpin@lemmy.world 3 points 6 months ago

This would have been a much better movie than whatever The Happening was about.

[–] littlebluespark@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago

Can I sign up for a timeline change, please?

[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 6 points 6 months ago

I sat on a stinging nettle while in shorts once without realizing it was there until I sat on it. Would not recommend.

[–] JokeDeity@lemm.ee 4 points 6 months ago

Where do I meet her? All the ones I have been with were indeed thinking of other men.

[–] flora_explora@beehaw.org 3 points 6 months ago (2 children)

I don't get it. If the sting of U. pelulifera already contains bufotenin, what genetic change would be needed for a psychedelic sting? Wikipedia says bufotenin is a psychedelic substance and a DMT analog.

Fun fact: while searching for this, I've found that apparently some people seem to have elevated levels of bufotenin in their pee. Could be another source...

[–] fossilesque@mander.xyz 4 points 6 months ago

Gonna need a bigger dose.

[–] Tlaloc_Temporal@lemmy.ca 4 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I would guess the change would be to produce more bufotenin and less stinging, rather than adding bufotenin out of whole cloth.

Still probably more than one change, but theoretically feasible to manually breed a population of hallucinogenic stinging nettles if you're open to being stung a lot for testing.

[–] flora_explora@beehaw.org 2 points 6 months ago

Oh, I thought that it was qualitatively already a psychedelic sting. But yeah, quantity is key here xD

[–] nicknonya@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 6 months ago