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Yvonne Helbert

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Genomics· 2 Microbiology· 1 Plant Biology· 1

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Approach:experimental assay· 4 Organism:C. elegans· 2 Assay:long-read sequencing· 2 Organism:plant (other)· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:database / resource· 1 Assay:DNA methylation· 1 Research Focus:ecology & biodiversity· 1

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Kevin Judd McKernaniD· 3 shared Lei ZhangiD· 3 shared Douglas Smith· 2 shared Jessica Spangler· 2 shared Liam T. KaneiD· 2 shared Stephen McLaughlin· 2 shared Vasisht Tadigotla· 2 shared Alberto RivaiD· 1 shared

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GenomicsbioRxivPreprintJun 6, 2020

Quantitative PCR for cannabis flower containing SARs-CoV-2

Kevin Judd McKernan, Liam T. Kane, Yvonne Helbert

The paper develops a qPCR assay to detect SARs-CoV-2 in cannabis flower and assesses its stability after gamma irradiation.

1 citation

experimental assay

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GenomicsbioRxivPreprintJan 3, 2020

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Sequence and annotation of 42 cannabis genomes reveals extensive copy number variation in cannabinoid synthesis and pathogen resistance genes

Kevin Judd McKernan, Yvonne Helbert, Liam T. Kane…·Timothy T. Harkins

Long-read assemblies of an inbred cannabis trio plus whole-genome sequencing of 40 cultivars link cannabinoid synthase gene deletions to chemotype and associate CsTLP1 loss with powdery mildew susceptibility.

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plant (other)C. elegans

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MicrobiologybioRxivNov 6, 2015

Cannabis microbiome sequencing reveals several mycotoxic fungi native to dispensary grade cannabis flowers

Kevin McKernan, Jessica Spangler, Lei Zhang…·Douglas Smith

The paper sequences the microbiome of dispensary grade cannabis flowers and identifies mycotoxic fungi, highlighting limitations in current microbial testing regulations.

DOI 10.12688/f1000research.7507.1

plant (other)metagenomics

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Plant BiologybioRxivPreprintOct 8, 2015

Single molecule sequencing of THCA synthase reveals copy number variation in modern drug-type Cannabis sativa L.

Kevin J McKernan, Yvonne Helbert, Vasisht Tadigotla…·Douglas Smith

The paper uses single molecule sequencing to show copy number variation of THCA synthase in Cannabis sativa, suggesting a more nuanced view of chemotype prediction.

DOI 10.1101/028654

C. eleganslong-read sequencing

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