@frauenfelder This is extremely disappointing post. I expect poor science reporting on many websites but I expect better from boingboing.
Psilocybin is an extremely simple and easy to synthesize molecule. A quick google search shows at the very least Albert Hofmann synthesized psilocybin 1958, and I wouldn’t be surprised if it was synthesized before then as well.
It’s biosynthetic pathway has also been well characterized prior to this paper. The advancement this publication discloses is the biosynthesis of psilocybin in vitro using the enzymes present in Psilocybe mushrooms.
