jumpincactus
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Anyone hear about this project?? I wonder if they are certifying the genetics Pro Bono? No telling what they charge if not free.
Where are you on the tree?
Phylos Bioscience is mapping the history of Cannabis evolution, from thousands of years ago in Central Asia to the last few decades of breeding in California and Holland. We’re working with Rob Desalle, curator at the American Museum of Natural History, to solve the systematics problems created by massive hybridization. Until we publish the tree, we’re doing free genetic testing.
We are sequencing the genomes of thousands of different Cannabis plants — from preserved herbarium specimens to an ancient sample recovered from a 2700-year-old shamanic grave in Northern China. Our partner labs are collecting samples of every single modern hybrid strain available, and we’re trying to locate all of the original landrace genetics still available in California, Amsterdam, and Southeast Asia. A data visualization tool on the web will let anyone see where their plants are on the tree, what their ancestry is, and how they’re performing.
When we’re done, you’ll be able to tell the world that your strain is really what you think it is – if it is. Random re-naming of strains will stop. If you create genuinely new strains, you’ll get to name them, and they’ll stay named. Small growers with incredible plants will be able to protect them, and people who love particular strains will be able to find them again.
Bring in every strain you can think of. Bring in old stuff you haven’t looked at in years — we can still get DNA from it. Help us fill in the gaps. And find out where you are on the Cannabis family tree.
http://phylosbioscience.com/the-cannabis-evolution-project/
Where are you on the tree?
Phylos Bioscience is mapping the history of Cannabis evolution, from thousands of years ago in Central Asia to the last few decades of breeding in California and Holland. We’re working with Rob Desalle, curator at the American Museum of Natural History, to solve the systematics problems created by massive hybridization. Until we publish the tree, we’re doing free genetic testing.
We are sequencing the genomes of thousands of different Cannabis plants — from preserved herbarium specimens to an ancient sample recovered from a 2700-year-old shamanic grave in Northern China. Our partner labs are collecting samples of every single modern hybrid strain available, and we’re trying to locate all of the original landrace genetics still available in California, Amsterdam, and Southeast Asia. A data visualization tool on the web will let anyone see where their plants are on the tree, what their ancestry is, and how they’re performing.
When we’re done, you’ll be able to tell the world that your strain is really what you think it is – if it is. Random re-naming of strains will stop. If you create genuinely new strains, you’ll get to name them, and they’ll stay named. Small growers with incredible plants will be able to protect them, and people who love particular strains will be able to find them again.
Bring in every strain you can think of. Bring in old stuff you haven’t looked at in years — we can still get DNA from it. Help us fill in the gaps. And find out where you are on the Cannabis family tree.
http://phylosbioscience.com/the-cannabis-evolution-project/