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Hemp

(Science: botany) cannabis Sativa, a plant native to asia. The term hemp may refer to the tall, coarse plant itself or to the coarse, tough fibre from the plant, which can be used to make rope, fabric, etc.

The word is also used to refer to any drug derived from this plant, such as marijuana and/or hashish. Any plant of the genus Cannabis; a coarse bushy annual with palmate leaves and clusters of small green flowers; yields tough fibers and narcotic drugs.


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... are infected, and do not touch uninfected skin with your bare hands. Use Zim’s Advanced Wound Care gel (http://www.bizrate.com/) or Dr. Bonner’s Hemp Lavender or Hemp Peppermint soap for washing exposed skin (http://www.drbronner.com/). 7. Treat pets, if necessary, because they can contract the ...

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by Sabrina
Thu Jan 11, 2007 10:23 pm
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: The Fiber Disease
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The Fiber Disease

... are infected, and do not touch uninfected skin with your bare hands. Use Zim’s Advanced Wound Care gel (http://www.bizrate.com/) or Dr. Bonner’s Hemp Lavender or Hemp Peppermint soap for washing exposed skin (http://www.drbronner.com/). 7. Treat pets, if necessary, because they can contract the ...

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by J Jill
Mon Jan 08, 2007 1:42 am
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: The Fiber Disease
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The Fiber Disease

A busted Mary Lover......thanks for phucking up my computer...... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abac%C3%A1 So, Hemp is involved. So. Well, I guess since the gov't pops so many people with it then goes and smokes it for themselves.....yeah, you should feel bad......Dirty Laundry. ...

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by London
Fri Nov 17, 2006 10:59 pm
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: The Fiber Disease
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The Fiber Disease

... fibers, wood, and fibers in forage crops. The agronomic productivity and product quality of wood and cotton, as well as other fiber crops such as hemp and flax, are in large part determined by the biosynthesis of cellulose. Therefore, an understanding of the basic regulatory mechanisms of cellulose ...

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by London
Fri Feb 03, 2006 6:26 pm
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: The Fiber Disease
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contamination

... What plants are you working with and how did you extract them? We have been testing out various extraction procedures for getting DNA out of Hemp and Artemisia. At least one method gave good looking Artemisia DNA but it was impossible to PCR from it.

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by DevGrp
Thu Apr 28, 2005 11:20 am
 
Forum: Molecular Biology
Topic: contamination
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