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The growth of wheat has become an Israeli symbol of hope and renewal after a disaster. So are Prof. Avraham Levy's field experiments in the Gaza Envelope, which continue a glorious Israeli legacy of researching the evolution and genetics of the world-famous grain
Aphids on bread wheat / Photo: Professor Vared Tzin.

The researcher from Sde Boker continues in the footsteps of Aharon Aharonson

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Professor Vared Tzin from Ben-Gurion University's desert research institutes isolated the genes that help wheat defend itself against pests. The discovery has enormous significance for wheat crops in the world
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Decoding and sequencing the wheat genome

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Oats of wild wheat. Credit: Raz Avni, Tel Aviv University.

Researchers have succeeded in sequencing the wild wheat genome

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Marking on gluten-free products. Photo: shutterstock

Health Sciences - The Trouble With Gluten / Roxanne Camsey

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Winners of the Wolf Prize for Agriculture 2014: Returning genes lost from wild animals to domesticated animals and from wild plants to domesticated plants is essential for improving the food supply * The two are part of the nine winners who received the award from the President of the country

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