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I have a friend who suffered from 'auto-brewery syndrome' last year. From wikipedia: Auto-brewery syndrome, also known as gut fermentation syndrome, is a rare

by twerp 11y ago

I have a friend who suffered from 'auto-brewery syndrome' last year. From wikipedia: Auto-brewery syndrome, also known as gut fermentation syndrome, is a rare medical condition in which intoxicating quantities of ethanol are produced through endogenous fermentation within the digestive system. One gastrointestinal organism, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, a type of yeast, has been identified as a pathogen for this condition. Now imagine an auto-brewery syndrome with this modified yeast...

Terr_ 11y ago
Sounds like a prelude to a pseudo-zombie apocalypse, filled with junkies looking for their fix.
- stickfigure 11y ago
  ...which they would receive by drinking any sugary liquid.
  - Terr_ 11y ago
    ...until it stops being enough, either due to gradual tolerance making them seek a stronger and stronger fixes, or due to something that disrupts production by the yeast-culture.
    - baldeagle 11y ago
      At which point they will seek the most sugary liquid ever.... The human brain.
      - Terr_ 11y ago
        Too much sugar in brains, you say... > How should I know? I'm a dentist. But here's what I do know: If a tooth is bad, you PULL IT. Yep, mad brain's got to come out, boy! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_JHaeJyLw2o https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_JHaeJyLw2o
TezzellEnt 11y ago
The yeast is not meant to be ingested, only harvested to refine the opiates. Jay Keasling, a Synthetic Biology Professor at Cal [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jay_Keasling https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jay_Keasling] uses E. Coli & Yeast to produce a precursor to a Malaria drug (artemisinic acid), as well as for environmental cleanup. They too convert glucose to a complicated chemical structure of artemisin, which is purified through biological pathways further reducing cost.