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Ozenfik weight loss shot. Illustrating the knowledge site using DALEE. The image should not be seen as a scientific image

What do the celebs know about weight loss shots that we should also know?

A researcher at the Faculty of Medicine at Tel Aviv University investigates whether we will soon be able to eat what we want without guilt?
The milk from the air in the center of the image will replace that of the cows grazing outside. Credit to the science site, via DALEE

The "Cow of the Sky" project - producing milk from the air

The Cow of Heaven project aims to find a way to produce milk protein from bacteria that feed on carbon dioxide and hydrogen
A robotic government official. Illustration: depositphotos.com

The Ministry of Innovation and the BARD Foundation will support Israeli-American R&D in the field of food security

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In addition, the Ministerial Committee for Science and Technology approved: the formulation of a national plan to promote the Blue-Tech field in Israel
food waste Illustration: depositphotos.com

Save food, save the world

The cooperative economy tries to provide an answer to the loss of food
The fat and the thin: at the age of one year, a mouse without the SARAF gene (left) weighed 20% more than a healthy mouse (right)

The soft belly of calcium

Why do we tend to gain weight as we get older?
Wheat and rice are the most common food plants in the world. Illustration: depositphotos.com

Researchers have succeeded in deciphering the movement mechanism of the plant hormone gibberellin, which is of great importance to humanity

According to the researchers, it is a hormone, a small signal molecule, which controls the growth of plants. The decoding may help a lot in expanding agricultural crops and dealing with the global food crisis
The results of the experiment to extend the shelf life of cucumbers using artificial intelligence. Courtesy of the Miguel Institute

Breakthrough in new research to extend the shelf life of cucumbers using artificial intelligence

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A study by researchers at the Miguel Research Institute who reviewed various methods for extending shelf life using artificial intelligence and chose the most appropriate protocol will help save money and reduce depreciation in fruits and vegetables

Technion students have developed computational methods for predicting the amount of harvest available for distribution

In cooperation with the Israel Collect Association: Last week, a Datathon was held at the Technion - a data-based development competition - which focuses on reducing food waste in Israel and around the world
Prof. Carmit Levy. Photo: Tel Aviv University spokesperson

Man, don't you have an appetite? go out in the sun

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A study found that men who are in the sun eat more
The results of the study show that the gene found in the Sharon wheatgrass gives the plant immunity against a wide variety of variants of the cane weevil. Photo: Dave Hansen

Will one Israeli plant save the world from starvation?

A new study found that genes from an Israeli wild plant may help protect wheat from one of the biggest threats to its existence
Steak from cultured meat. Photo: Dr.Roey Tsezana

The first synthetic steak: review after tasting

Dr.Roey Tsezana tried to taste Redifine Meat's meat substitute at a restaurant in Haifa and it foreshadows good progress, but still not satisfactory when it comes to the gap between cultured meat and real meat, but it's still only a matter of time
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Save the coffee

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Researchers were looking for new varieties of coffee in Africa, which could replace the Arabica variety whose cultivation was damaged by climate change * A candidate was found in Sierra Leone
Food is thrown away. Illustration: depositphotos.com

Look, Earth, because we were very wasteful

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The influence of culture and religion on food waste habits of households
Rice field in Yangshuo Gulin, China. Illustration: depositphotos.com

Wolf Prize in Agriculture for improving rice resistance

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The Wolf Prize in Agriculture for 2022 was awarded to Prof. Pamela Ronald, University of California, Davis - for her pioneering work in researching rice disease resistance and environmental stress tolerance
Prof. Yehezkel Kashi. Photo: Technion spokespeople

Trust the labeling on the food packaging

Researchers at the Faculty of Biotechnology and Food Engineering are partners, with their colleagues in Europe, in the development of a rapid technology for testing the reliability and authenticity of food in the context of kosher, halal and veganism
Artificial blood from algae of the Yamoga company. PR photo

An Israeli startup succeeded in producing artificial blood - from algae

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A bear licks honey. Illustration: depositphotos.com

BI-U honey was able to express a cultured royal jelly food protein

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The company claims that this is a significant milestone in the development of cultured honey.
Problematic nutrition in the third age. Illustration: depositphotos.com

The health significance of extending life expectancy

Cane is a risk factor for a large variety of diseases such as cancer, diabetes, fatty liver and brain degeneration. Prof. Haim Cohen researches the mechanisms that will help us maintain a healthy and long life
WILIOT'S CHIP. Public relations photo from the company's website

The FDA has approved the use of Wiliot's tiny chip throughout the food transportation stages

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In the competition in which the Israeli company also won approval, a series of indicators were examined such as a uniform and seamless level of monitoring at no cost on the part of the customer and thus the ability to provide a smart solution that integrates into the supply chain independently and at no cost on the part of the end consumer
lettuce. Illustration: depositphotos.com

New research turns lettuce into a "super food"

The future is already here - researchers at the Hebrew University have succeeded in genetically editing lettuce and making it particularly healthy and rich in nutritional values. Five leaves of the improved lettuce per day will provide the recommended intake of vitamin C for a person
Edible algae. Illustration: depositphotos.com

Vegetable food from the sea - both environmental and healthy

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Researchers from all over the world, including researchers from Tel Aviv University, unanimously recommend: integrate foods from water into food systems 
The printed "hamburger" of Savorit. PR photo

SavorEat successfully concludes taste tests for the printed "hamburger".

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As part of the milestones set by the company, SavorEat performed professional taste tests and won the sympathy of most consumers. In doing so, the company completed another step in the development process.
A bowl of broccoli. Photo: depositphotos.com

Eating broccoli has a positive effect on the microbiome

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Researchers from the Hebrew University have found new nutritional benefits for broccoli related to the metabolism of glucose and fats and bacteria in the gut. Prof. Madar: "This is one of the only studies in the world that studied broccoli in these contexts"
Wine bottles and a wine barrel made of oak wood. Image: depositphotos.com

Things that donors know: why is alcohol not sold in plastic bottles?

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NM asks: Why do you never put alcoholic beverages in plastic bottles?
Old beer glasses from Germany. Image: depositphotos.com

Things that Yoram knows: why not hot beer and cold soup?

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"Snail" asks: Why are there drinks that are drunk cold and those that are drunk hot? Why not hot beer and cold chicken soup?
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