So they used genetic engineering w crispr and ethylene to increase the production. Ethylene gas I suppose? That’s new to me.
I wonder if anyone has a canna brand built around a crispr seed bank they made. Only a matter of time.
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See: CsMIKC1 regulates inflorescence development and grain production in Cannabis sativa plants | Horticulture Research | Oxford Academic for actual details
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The effect on potency would be my first question, since it tends to vary inversely with yield. I dont see any mention of it in the article. Idk if they just spread the same amount of cannabinoids across more flowering sites.
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In this instance I would not expect potency to suffer (much), but pretty much anything is possible when tweaking genetic networks “just to see what happens”….
I wonder what the mutants looked like. Could only assume a freak show side effect. Pun intended
I don’t give a shit about higher yields, I give a shit about faster growth times that isn’t auto flowering and maintains full yield.
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Would you smoke crispr gene edited canna?
- Yes
- No
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One of my favorite movies is the Toxic Avenger. Instant yes.
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Would depend on the edit(s) made.
No?
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Only if they could made a cannabis strain specifically meant to treat you based on your genetic factors.
… would require your full genome sequence (along with more knowledge on decoding that than we currently have).
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Coming originally from the data science world, I would love to be able to have my genome sequenced for funsies, but I don’t trust anyone with that data, so I haven’t. Not like it matters since my mom and sister already did it, but it’s a fruitless hill I’ll die on.
That said, I think it would be wild as hell for medical treatment to advance to the point that you have a custom tailored bio-reactor (plant) produce the compounds that can treat your condition.
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We are certainly making progress…
NEX THING : What about editing Autoflowing to make it better
What traits?
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