zombie_spiderman t1_j05dvmo wrote on December 14, 2022 at 4:38 AM Reply to TIL that until 2012, when they switched to a bacterial source, Roche Pharmaceuticals used up to 90% of the world's annual star anise crop to produce shikimic acid, a chemical intermediate used in the synthesis of oseltamivir (Tamiflu) by Kintpuash-of-Kush That stopped being words two thirds of the way through Permalink 5
zombie_spiderman t1_j05dvmo wrote
Reply to TIL that until 2012, when they switched to a bacterial source, Roche Pharmaceuticals used up to 90% of the world's annual star anise crop to produce shikimic acid, a chemical intermediate used in the synthesis of oseltamivir (Tamiflu) by Kintpuash-of-Kush
That stopped being words two thirds of the way through