Milson
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Yeah man, the studies are mostly to tempt people into reading the whole paper as interested. Not needed.
I can sum up my hypothesis like this: it seems uvb excites receptors on uvr8, which influences the production of various proteins on the cellular level that lead to a variety of changes. It's plausible this is a mechanism that will increase the production of thc because thc absorbs uvb well and so can serve as "sunscreen."
Using tlc analysis, we can see if we can measure that effect in terms of thc, but also get some insight into how it influences thc (if it does) by looking at the data on other cannabinoids present in a tlc test and applying that to possible scenarios given the pathways observed by scientists for thc production.
I have also noted how these discoveries radically upset the working hypothesis of cannabinoid synthesis in play during much of the seminal research and academic work in the modern history of this plant's study.
Tldr: we are seeing what happens to a plant both chemically and visually when half of it is exposed to uv.
I can sum up my hypothesis like this: it seems uvb excites receptors on uvr8, which influences the production of various proteins on the cellular level that lead to a variety of changes. It's plausible this is a mechanism that will increase the production of thc because thc absorbs uvb well and so can serve as "sunscreen."
Using tlc analysis, we can see if we can measure that effect in terms of thc, but also get some insight into how it influences thc (if it does) by looking at the data on other cannabinoids present in a tlc test and applying that to possible scenarios given the pathways observed by scientists for thc production.
I have also noted how these discoveries radically upset the working hypothesis of cannabinoid synthesis in play during much of the seminal research and academic work in the modern history of this plant's study.
Tldr: we are seeing what happens to a plant both chemically and visually when half of it is exposed to uv.
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