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The Anopheles mosquito, the carrier of malaria. Image: depositphotos.com

The goal: stopping the reproduction of malaria mosquitoes. The middle: genetic editing of the Y chromosome

The middle: genetic editing of the Y chromosome
Eitan Stiva visiting the Faculty of Medicine in Rehovot, May 27, 2021. Photo: Hebrew University spokesperson

Eitan Stiva came to the Faculty of Agriculture to examine plants that could be grown on Mars

Is heavy water also sweet? Illustration courtesy of the Hebrew University.

New research resolves a long-standing controversy regarding the taste of heavy water

A unique study at the Hebrew University found that heavy water is distinctly sweeter than regular water, and may even mask a slight bitterness.
plants. come in many forms. Photo: depositphotos.com

Research reveals what allows different plants to create an infinite variety of shapes

Each plant has special organs in different shapes; The leaves, flowers, fruits, and seeds of one plant will not resemble those of another plant, even between two different tomato varieties. Now researchers from the Faculty of Agriculture of the Hebrew University in Rehovot have found out why
Prof. Danny Zamir. Photo: Courtesy of the Israel Prize Committee

Winner of the Israel Prize for Agriculture and the Environment: Professor Danny Zamir from the Hebrew University

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Is organic food also healthy? Probably his. Image: shutterstock (the image has been further processed)

"Is organic food healthier?" According to scientific knowledge, this opinion is not correct

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Sesame pod. Photo: shutterstock

A high-yielding sesame adapted for mechanized harvesting is developed

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The swordfish. Illustration: shutterstock

The very thing about the swordfish

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Prof. Yaakov Ketan. Photo: The Hebrew University.

Spotlight - There is no germ under the sun / Dorit Ferns

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Prof. Yaakov Ketan. Photo: The Hebrew University.

Israel Prize for Agriculture and Environmental Sciences to Prof. Yaakov Katan who developed a pest control system with the help of solar energy

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water purification. Illustration: shutterstock

An application introduces environmentally friendly materials for removing organic pollutants from water

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An important pollinator of watermelon plants in Israel. The wild bee Lasioglossum malachurum. Photo: Gideon Pizanti, Faculty of Agriculture, Hebrew University

International study: wild insects are more important than honey bees in pollinating agricultural crops

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The president of Tel Aviv University, Prof. Yosef Klefter

A new center for Mediterranean research will be established in collaboration with Tel Aviv University and Rupin Academic Center

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Right: Dr. Iris Lavie, Prof. Yitzhak Hadar, Prof. Betty Schwartz. Looking for funding for clinical research in humans. Photographs courtesy of the Faculty of Agriculture, The Hebrew University

The mushroom of good hope

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Cherry tomatoes and green pepper - their relative. Photo: Avi Blizovsky

The genome sequences of the cultivated tomato and the wild tomato were deciphered

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Prof. Zaki Barak. Photo: Technion

Food, come on food - personalized

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cow. Photo: US Department of Agriculture

A new development at the Afka College of Engineering: a tiny sensor will detect when cows ovulate and help farmers schedule the time of insemination.

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Prof. Haim Rabinovitch, Hebrew University

Awards for the outstanding implementers of the Hebrew University's implementation company

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The president of the Weizmann Institute, Prof. Daniel Zeifman lectures in a pub about the possibility of extraterrestrial life as part of beer, science and mood events in 2010

The Municipality of Rehovot and the Weizmann Institute of Science present: beer, science and mood 2 (21/7)

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Prof. Amir Amadi presents the device that will replace the walking stick of the blind

The device that turns the blind into bats or dolphins

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Prof. Zakaria Madar. From the Hebrew University website

Prof. Zakaria Medar from the Faculty of Agriculture at the Hebrew University was appointed the Chief Scientist of the Ministry of Education

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The natural water cycle - no longer content with it

Is there no shortage of water in Israel?

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Prof. Danny Porat

Back to nature: Want to increase the memory on your computer? Go to the poplar tree

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Batteries from boiled potatoes. Photo: Application company

The mechanical apple: an application developed batteries based on potatoes for use in developing countries

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The editor of the study in which a gene was discovered in the tomato, doctoral student Uri Krieger (Photo: Zak Lipman, Hebrew University)

Scientists from the Hebrew University and the USA have discovered a gene in the tomato that increases the yield of the plant by 60% and improves its quality

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