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Genetic Analysis Adds Weight to Cannabis Strain Name Concerns
Inconsistent naming and labeling of cannabis strains continue to pose challenges for consumers and researchers alike.
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4 Considerations for Creating Standardized Cannabis Extracts
Dosing and labeling are currently big issues for cannabis consumers and these results could help improve the quality and consistency of cannabis extracts.
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Food Safety Warnings Are Making Eating More Dangerous
Food hazard warnings are making eating more dangerous
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Cryo-EM and CX-MS: The Power Couple of Proteomics
An ambitious new workflow has married two cutting-edge proteomic analysis techniques to improve imaging of large protein assemblies. The combination of electron cryo-microscopy (cryo-EM) and cross-linking coupled mass spectrometry (CX-MS) allows deeper interrogation of protein structures to a level of detail that the techniques are incapable of obtaining on their own.
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How to Tell “Fake” Olive Oils from the Genuine Article
With olive oil’s popularity on the increase in recent years, olive oil production and sales have become big business. However, it also opens the industry up to fraudsters looking to profiteer from this trend. To tackle this problem, scientists have been exploiting differences at the chemical level to expose adulterated products.
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Bringing Trusted Techniques and Technology to the Cannabis Testing Lab
Translating from fields like food and pharma to the cannabis testing sector is helping to provide medical patients and recreational consumers with safe thoroughly tested cannabis.
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Metagenomics: Exploring Microbiomes at Nature’s New Frontiers
Advances in sequencing technologies are providing scientists with a powerful way to view microbial communities in unprecedented detail. Metagenomics is a rapidly evolving field that is uncovering a wealth of hidden biodiversity, revolutionizing our understanding of uncharted corners in the living world.
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Meet the Scientist: Dr Thomson and Her Path to the Cannabis Industry
Dr. Jaclyn Thomson, Director of R & D, Northern Vine Laboratories, explains how she first got interested in science and, what led her to working in the cannabis industry.
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Determining the Quality of High Purity Cannabidiol Isolates
As the demand for CBD-containing products soars around the world, determining the composition and purity of CBD isolates is vital for consumer safety and producers.
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The Best Cannabis Extraction Methods for Marijuana Concentrates
As the science behind cannabis extraction continues to mature producers have to select between an increasing range of techniques and technologies.
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