NRGene, RCK Partner to Develop Medical Cannabis DNA Biomarkers

Sep 04, 2018

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NEW YORK (GenomeWeb) — NRGene said today that it has partnered with Israeli cannabis production company RCK to develop DNA-based biomarkers for medical cannabis breeding and strain identification.

Under the terms of the deal, the partners will use NRGene's computational tools to develop the biomarkers for commercial use. Additional terms were not disclosed.

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