Well, the Israelis are at it again with cutting edge, weird cannabis science! Will we be smoking outrageously potent, lab-grown cannabis nuggets in the near future? Israeli Company Clones Cannabis Cells—Not Plants—With Up to 12 Times the Potency (news – 2022) https://hightimes.com/news/israeli-...s-not-plants-with-up-to-12-times-the-potency/ Using a bioreactor, a company in Israel cloned hemp cells to culture them into a powdery biomass that contains all of cannabis’s active compounds and can be dialed up to 12 times the potency. Not to be confused with the horticultural practice of cloning, Rehovot, Israel-based BioHarvest Sciences is cloning at the cellular level. One of the perks of this technology is the potential to minimize waste. “Portions of the plant matter from the cannabis plant are waste that can be avoided using BioHarvest Technology,” BioHarvest CEO Ilan Sobel told High Times in an email. “Cannabis plants are grown mostly just for the flower,” Sobel continued. “The flower contains the critical trichomes which are the source of cannabinoids, terpenes and flavonoids. BioHarvest’s technology allows it to grow cannabis cells with 93% trichomes in its bioreactors.” The biomass is not grown like a typical plant; instead it’s produced in a bioreactor. “We don’t grow the plant at all,” Sobel told The Times of Israel. “We grow them in huge bioreactors in just three weeks—while regular cannabis takes 14 to 23 weeks. Our tech can also significantly increase the levels of active ingredients, as a percent of the weight, versus what is found normally in the plant.” And gram for gram, the team at BioHarvest say their cannabis biomass requires less water and resources than plants. Sobel and BioHarvest insist that the cells are not genetically engineered, and that they’re identical to cells found on living plants. So while the technology may sound far-reaching to the untrained ear, it’s a great way to avoid unwanted plant matter waste and increase potency. The biomass they produce is full-spectrum, containing the variety of phytocannabinoids you’d find in a plant. (snipped) Cannabis nuggets from the article. (Put that in your pipe and smoke it! ) Granny
Those people in Israel are making huge strides in medical cannabis. I saw one program that had them testing cannabis and certain types of breast cancers and the cannabis they used killed the cancer cells. It was very promising. I don't know if you have faith, Granny, but I always believed that God put plants on this Earth as medicine for us. A survivalist once said that if you eat a plant that is poisonous, Mother Nature provides the cure. That might be true for some plants, I think, but not all. Cannabis is one of the better ones. Since it has never been tested by the U.S. gov, hard telling what kind of benefits we can get from the herb. But I think Israel is on the right track. After all Digoxin, a heart medicine is made from the Foxglove plant. God knows I had been on it since I was 42 and just had ablasion surgery to correct my Atril-Fib. Something that runs on my mom's side of the family.
Sanchez and Guzman from Madrid Spain are leading that cancer research Bio synthetic cannabinoids made in vats with yeast and e-coli bacteria will be the future of cannabinoid medicines
@OrionM42 Israel too are leaders in the cannabinoid sciences and are doing cannabis research as well ... Sanchez and Guzman are looking mostly at breast cancers
I had a scare when I found a lump in my breast. It was nothing but it would be nice to know that we have found a cure for some types of cancer.
I remember that futuristic movie. World's population is out of control and there is a food shortage. I was so horrified at the ending. But I'm a sci-fi nerd and loved it anyway.