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Whilst the safety profile of cannabis is well understood, much more research is required to understand and address the challenge of cannabis contamination.

Professor Alain van Gool, Professor of Personalized Healthcare at Radboud University Medical Center (Radboudumc), in Nijmegen, The Netherlands, helps oversee Radboudumc’s 19 Technology Centers, which span multiple aspects of biomedical science. He also has a rather more specialized position as head of the Translational Metabolic Laboratory (TML).

Based on smell alone, consumers appear unable to determine the potency of cannabis but can accurately group strains together.

Diamond Light Source is the UK's national synchrotron facility and is used by over 7,000 researchers from both academia and industry to conduct essential experiments that keep the UK at the forefront of scientific research. Due to the sensitive nature of the equipment, it is therefore imperative that a stable power supply is maintained to the equipment.

To combat harmful pathogens it is vitally important that scientists have facilities available that enable them to work on them safely. These facilities should prevent the operator from becoming infected with the agent they are working with and prevent the organism from escaping the laboratory setting and potentially initiating new outbreaks of disease.

Everyone loves a perfectly ripe strawberry, right? They count towards your five a day and contain important nutrients, vitamins and antioxidants. But what if science could help breeders make them even better?

Genetic variations have been used to link cannabis samples to geographical areas of origin, providing insight into the plant's history and possible distribution.

As the demand for cannabis analysis grows researchers search for safer, greener solvents that are less damaging to human health and the environment.

A 2017 study on the chemistry of dabbing marijuana revealed potential side effects which may be a cause for concern given the popularity of this method of consumption.

Scientists, medical professionals, and consumers alike all stand to benefit from fully characterizing the chemical composition of cannabis.