r/EverythingScience • u/WilliamBlack97AI • Jul 08 '23

Medicine Scientists make common pain killers from pine trees instead of crude oil

https://www.bath.ac.uk/announcements/scientists-make-common-pain-killers-from-pine-trees-instead-of-crude-oil/
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u/darnitdame Jul 08 '23

Who thought to make painkillers out of crude oil to begin with? Why would anyone do that?

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u/skapaneas Jul 08 '23

its called chemistry