Dewey Scientific Founders’ Seminal Cannabis Strain Research Helps Enhance Credibility in Cannabis Industry
Peer-Reviewed Paper on Genetic and Chemical Analysis of Cannabis Now in Top 5% of Attention Received Among All Research Papers Tracked by AltMetric
PULLMAN, Washington, December 4, 2019 – Dewey Scientific, an agritech innovation company that pioneers the research and development of quality and consistent cannabis, announces its founders’ recent research paper, published by Plant Physiology, is now in the top five percent of all research outputs ever tracked by Altmetric.
AltMetric details the online attention and activity among research papers, including mentions from social media sites, policy documents, and other sources. The Dewey Scientific founders’ cannabis research was featured in Forbes, ScienceDaily, EukekaAlert and other news outlets in May of this year when the paper originally published.
“Dewey Scientific addresses one of the cannabis industry's most significant pain points, which is a lack of scientific credibility,” remarked Dewey Scientific Founder and CEO Dr. Jordan Zager. “Our research, and now the services Dewey Scientific offers, further our commitment to bring standardization and transparency to cannabis cultivators and consumers alike.”
Dr. Zager recently presented his findings from the paper, Gene Networks Underlying Cannabinoid and Terpenoid Accumulation in Cannabis at the Cannabis Science Conference in Portland, Oregon. The paper is co-authored by Chief Science Officer Dr. Mark Lange and others.
The research analyzed genetic sequences from nine commercial cannabis strains. Drs. Lange and Zager discovered distinct gene networks responsible for individual strain's production of cannabinoid and terpene resins. These types of compounds are underlying the plant's medicinal and recreational benefits, along with accounting for its smell and taste.
Dr. Mark Lange is a leading expert on medicinal plants and terpene biochemistry. His work has been published in Science, PNAS and Nature Biotechnology, and has been instrumental in discovering and documenting the metabolic pathways that produce the building blocks for terpenoids.
“At Dewey Scientific, we’re leveraging our research to provide functional genomics analyses, and assist breeding programs to reliably help those cultivating cannabis with knowing, branding, and profiting from what they’re selling,” said Dewey Scientific Chief Science Officer Dr. Mark Lange.
Dewey Scientific provides advanced scientific services to cannabis cultivators to increase crop resilience, productivity and robustness. Additionally, the Pullman, Washington agritech is developing its IP portfolio by advancing methods in tissue culture micropropagation, while leveraging genetic markers and meaningful biological data to guide cannabis breeding decisions. Dewey Scientific is the only cannabis agritech in Washington state founded by PhD plant biologists.
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ABOUT DEWEY SCIENTIFIC: Dewey Scientific, founded in 2018 by PhD molecular plant scientists, employs nearly a dozen scientists and staff at its Pullman, WA agricultural research facility. In addition to providing scientific services to cannabis cultivators, Dewey Scientific works with producers to develop novel varieties with revolutionary leaps in standardization, quality, and resiliency for industrial hemp. Dewey Scientific does not sell plant varieties with foreign DNA (GMOs).