Breakthrough Israeli research finds that ultra-processed food has a dramatic adverse effect on skeletal growth and development. While every parent should be concerned about these findings – some don't want them published
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In 2005, Elaine Solowey made history when she managed to germinate a 1,900-year-old date palm seed, bringing an ancient species back to life.
Now, the California-born Solowey has set her sights on rescuing dozens of other threatened or endangered types of plants, with hopes of rehabilitating habitats and finding ways to help farmers and others cope with a warming climate in an already arid region.
Revered by plant geeks like a rock star, Solowey, 68, works out of an office crammed with books, old coffee and spice jars filled with seeds, and little vials with different shapes of thorns. She also has two run-down greenhouses that lack even basic temperature control.
Plant-based meat substitute producer, SavorEat, has announced that it is opening up a subsidiary to tackle another protein in the plant-based battle for our meals. EGG’N’UP will have a crack at developing food products based on natural egg substitutes, designed to replace eggs without impeding on their original taste or nutritional values. The venture is backed by Millennium Food-Tech, who originally funded SavorEat in its seed round and will now be a key investor offering an additional $2.5 million to build the subsidiary.
I am delighted at the successful collaboration with Millennium Food-Tech,” said Racheli Vizman, SavorEat co-founder and CEO. “Our joint objective is to provide quality, healthy and tasty plant-based products to our consumers. We have discovered a great deal of potential in the company s unique cellulose fibers, which we are translating into the development of additional products that will provide us with broader exposure to a greater variety of audien
Sue Surkes is The Times of Israel s environment reporter.
A bee sits on an iris flower near the town of Zichron Yaakov in northern Israel, February 4, 2017. (Nati Shohat/FLASH90)
Researchers studying the effect of eucalyptus trees on ecosystems in Israel have found and identified a new species of bee, amid concern over damage wreaked on wild populations due to habitat destruction and other causes.
Little is known yet about the new species, named
Lasioglossum dorchini, but researchers plan to study it to learn about its lifestyle and habits, said Hebrew University entomologist Yael Mandelik.
It was found by accident by PhD student Karmit Levy at the Alexander Stream National Park at Bet Yannai Beach, north of Netanya.
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A plant-based burger from SavorEat. Courtesy.
An Israeli firm that combines 3D-printing technology from a smart robot, an innovative plant-based formula, and advanced cooking methods to create meat alternatives, became the first food tech company to hold an initial public offering (IPO) of shares on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE).
The company, SavorEat, announced last week that it has raised NIS 42.6 million (about $13 million) in the offering from leading Israeli institutional investors. The company’s valuation for the offering was NIS 170 million ($50 million.)
A meat alternative from SavorEat. Courtesy.
Founded in 2018 and based in Ness Ziona, SavorEat uses a “Robot Chef” that combines an automatic cooking process, proprietary 3D printing technology, and cartridges with plant-based ingredients to develop “a new generation of meat replacing products,” says SavorEat CEO Racheli Vizman. These products “recreate the unique experience, taste, and