Monumental Achievement – Cannabis Plant Genetics Mapped

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In 2011 we saw cannabis all over the news.  We saw raids, booming industries, more states push for and more doctors taking a stand for legalization.  Cannabis has been in use by humans since at least 2737 BCE with Chinese Emperor Shen-Nung recorded prescribing it for a number of ailments.

There are many mysteries and controversies surrounding the cannabis plant.  Science has been trying to unravel them for years.  In 2011 we had a monumental breakthrough that quite literally could change the course of history.

Kevin McKernan has stacked up a long list of big accomplishments at just 38.  He is the owner of Medicinal Genomics with a lab in Amsterdam for researchers to freely study the cannabis plant.  Kevin was part of the Human Genome Project for four years.  He also worked on a robotic system that could handle He also developed methods to process DNA 100,000 times faster.

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