The discovery could reshape how we study psychedelic compounds in nature and medicine
At West Virginia University (WVU), Corinne Hazel, an undergraduate major in environmental microbiology, examined morning glory plants for signs of protective chemicals. She wasn’t looking for new drugs or anything psychedelic. But nestled in the folds of a tiny seed coat was a hint of white fuzz.
That fuzz turned out to be a fungus that scientists had been seeking since the 1930s. And this included Albert Hofmann, the Swiss chemist who first synthesized LSD.
Hofmann offered the world LSD in the late 1930s by modifying a compound called lysergic acid, which he extracted from the ergot fungus Claviceps purpurea. That fungus grows on rye and other grains and is well-known for producing ergot alkaloids, a group of chemicals that can be toxic or medicinal depending on the dose.
Hofmann and others searched the plants for a fungus related to Claviceps purpurea, the rye-dwelling microbe that produces ergot alkaloids, a group of potent compounds with powerful biological effects. But for decades, that fungus remained a phantom.
Hazel found it almost by accident.
“We had a ton of plants lying around and they had these tiny little seed coats,” she said. “We noticed a little bit of fuzz in the seed coat. That was our fungus.”
With Panaccione’s guidance, Hazel extracted DNA from the fuzz and sent it for sequencing. The results confirmed what generations of chemists and botanists had only suspected: the morning glory harbored a previously unknown species of ergot-producing fungus.
“Sequencing a genome is a significant thing,” Panaccione said. “It’s amazing for a student.”
Newborns come into the world with LOW vitamin K on purpose — it’s not a flaw.
Cord blood is loaded with stem cells meant to repair the stress of birth, and thin blood lets those stem cells travel exactly where they’re needed.
Then nature delivers the perfect dose: colostrum — rich in natural vitamin K, given orally, slow and gentle.
Instead, we cut the cord early (stealing up to 30% of baby’s blood volume) and inject synthetic vitamin K packed with polysorbate 80, propylene glycol, benzyl alcohol, and sometimes aluminum… straight into an immune system that’s barely online.
Why are we “fixing” a system that was perfectly designed?
Think about it before you consent. Nature already had the plan.
A former top scientist from Harvard University has defected to China – giving the country an edge in the global race to develop the world’s first AI super-soldier.
Charles Lieber, the former chair of Harvard’s chemistry department, has resurfaced as the founding director of Shenzhen’s Institute for Brain Research Advanced Interfaces and Neurotechnologies, also known as i-BRAIN.
Lieber was convicted in 2021 of lying to the feds about his ties to China and retired from Harvard in 2023.
Scientists in the military wing of the Chinese Communist Party have been working on brain-computer interfaces — Lieber is one of the world’s leading researchers in the field — to boost mental agility and situational awareness to engineer super soldiers.
The Ivy League scientist was convicted in 2021 of lying to the feds about his ties to the Thousand Talents Program, a Chinese state scheme to poach foreign researchers. He was promised $750,000 a year to set up a research lab in China while he was at Harvard, and hid funds he received from the Internal Revenue Service.
Students at NYC’s New School voted to strip funding for its campus Hillel chapter, declaring Hillel is “not in good standing,” citing its connection to the Israeli Defense Forces through student trips to Israel..
In a 38-page report, the student government alleged Hillel’s participation in programs that send students to volunteer on military bases in Israel makes the entire student body complicit through fees taken from tuition to fund all student groups.
“To continue to fund Hillel at the New School would mean that your student fees would be used to support violations of international law,” the statement says. “Our shared values require us to enforce our policies until Hillel agrees to affirm and abide by international law.”
Luna appeared on the Pod Force One podcast with New York Post columnist Miranda Devine on Wednesday and theorized that former President Joe Biden‘s administration orchestrated the Butler rally assassination attempt on the president.
‘I think what is interesting about the initial investigation is A, it was done under Biden, period,’ Luna began.
The lawmaker went on to criticize the FBI for being unable to ‘locate who actually owned that bag of cocaine that was found in the White House‘ and then ‘also destroying the evidence.’
‘Specifically, what was interesting about the Butler assassination [attempt] and I’ve said this before, I think that was intentional negligence,’ she continued.
‘I was one of the individuals to actually ask questions of the former Secret Service Director [Kimberly Cheatle]. We actually had whistleblowers from within the Secret Service that came out, that stated that, you know, they were basically not present or told to stand down at the actual – there was a group of snipers that were actually met that day, that was coordinated by the local law enforcement, and they just so happened to not show up.’
Luna went on to say that the area that was ‘left open’ was ‘literally the perfect location to take a shot and, basically, assassinate someone.’
This could be the start of something big. Could be her simply saying the obvious, but let’s hope it is an opening move in a strategy to expose a plot they already have evidence for. If Trump and his administration has real power, and are not totally controlled by secret malefactors, this may lead to uncovering much more. Moves against Comey may also signal more is coming before the midterms. ABN
‘Science cannot solve the ultimate mystery of nature. And that is because, in the last analysis, we ourselves are part of the mystery that we are trying to solve.’ ~ Max Planck
Israel has exposed itself as a demonic state. Something bothers these godless people when they see a nun, a priest, or someone who serves Christianity and they feel triggered to attack them. Israel is a terrorist state and I believe the world saw it. I feel sad for the Jews who want no part of this who have been misled into this idea that this fake state should represent them or that it should matter for them at all.
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