First atomic-level image of the human 'marijuana receptor' unveiled

Saturday, October 22, 2016 - 09:34 in Biology & Nature

In a discovery that advances the understanding of how marijuana works in the human body, an international group of scientists has, for the first time, created a three-dimensional atomic-level image of the molecular structure activated by tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the active chemical in marijuana.

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