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Comparison between the plants whose seeds were exposed to ethylene, and the normal plants. source

Eureka moments, strange discoveries and super plants

Thanks to an accidental discovery in the laboratory, researchers were able to improve plant growth and give them resistance to drought and salinity conditions, by exposing their seeds to a plant hormone in a simple and easy-to-apply process
Tamar Stein. Credit - Uri Stein

The Hebrew University is a leader in entry-level ERC grants. Ten researchers will receive 17 million euros for five years 

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The number of wins by male and female Hebrew researchers places the university in first place among universities in Israel in terms of success rate among applications, with an increase of 5.5% compared to last year and it has the highest number of winners
Tovia Kushnir. From Wikipedia

In memory of Tovia Kushnir

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The distribution of vegetation in Iron Age Philistine sites. The size of the circles reflects the total number of plant species identified at Iron Age sites. The red color indicates that they appeared only in Philistine sites from the Iron Age. The green color indicates that they only appeared on the sites of non-Philistine peoples from that period. The blue color indicates that both types of vegetation existed on the site at the same time. MAP PRODUCED BY M. FRUMIN USING ARCGIS FOR DESKTOP (ARCMAP 10.1), ESRI

The Philistines brought with them the vine, various spices and the opium poppy

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Archaeological findings prove that the rust disease could spread in crops at the rate of an epidemic

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