Kevin Judd McKernan

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

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.

The paper identifies rare variants in CNR1 and DAGLA genes linked to neurological phenotypes in humans, with CNR1 variants associated with pain, sleep, and memory issues, and DAGLA variants linked to seizures and developmental disorders.

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.