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Researchers have successfully developed a method to produce animal-based nutrients such as creatine, carnosine, and taurine in plants, turning them into bio-factories for workout supplements. This system allows for the stacking of different synthetic modules to increase production efficiency.
It’s important to eat your veggies, but some essential vitamins and nutrients can only be found in animals, including certain amino acids and peptides. But, in a proof-of-concept study, researchers developed a method to produce creatine, carnosine and taurine — all animal-based nutrients and common workout supplements — right inside a plant. The system allows for different synthetic modules to be easily stacked together to boost production.