The decoding of opium poppy by Canadian researchers has lead to comparatively less costly mass production of the present pain killers which are sold at high prices. Morphine is the most demanded pain killer throughout the world.

The researchers at Canada's University of Calgary have found that opium poppy allows it to make codeine and then morphine painkiller.

Peter Facchini, who led the team of the researchers unveiled that the enzymes in these exceptional genes can be tied together for the easy mass production of the pain relievers. Facchini had been researching on poppy opium for the past 20 years.

Facchini said, "In finding not only the enzymes but also the genes, we've made a major step forward. It's equivalent to finding a gene involved in cancer or other genetic disorders".

State-of-the-art scanners were used by Facchini and fellow researcher Jillian Hagel to bring out the genetic secrets of poppy opium.

Facchini has also filed a patent for his work mentioning that their discovery will soon help in the production of morphine at a very low price, so that its users may be benefitted.