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A team of Israeli researchers found that the woolly umbrella produces a number of active compounds in cannabis, including some that have medical uses. Photo by Dr. Sagit Meir via TPS.

Plant with cannabis qualities opens new avenues for medical use

Israeli researchers studying the wooly umbrella, or Helichrysum umbraculigerum, discovered that it produces a number of active compounds found in cannabis.

May 3, 2023

A hydroponic farm that grows lettuce in a greenhouse, in Kibbutz Migdal Oz, Gush Etzion, March 29, 2023. Photo by Gershon Elinson/Flash90.

Tel Aviv U researchers first ever to record sounds emitted from plants

The click-like sounds, similar to the popping of popcorn, are emitted at a volume similar to human speech, but at high frequencies beyond the hearing range of the human ear.

March 30, 2023

Potato plants grown in the greenhouse were infected with potato late blight or sprayed with water as control. Credit: Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

New protein-based biosensor detects potato and tomato crop disease

It uses genetic engineering and artificial intelligence to detect agricultural damage with an eye towards global food insecurity.

March 10, 2023