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Asaph Aharoni
24.06.2026
Weizmann Institute scientists decipher how a well-known psychedelic substance is created, then engineer a plant to produce several psychedelics at...
15.08.2024
Scientists tackle the thorny issue of securing a sustainable source of the psychedelic for drug development
01.05.2023
Weizmann scientists revealed the step-by-step production of cannabinoids in a South African plant, pointing to new ways of manufacturing them for...
29.04.2021
A huge new database helps reveal tomato riddles and may facilitate the breeding of delicious, disease-resistant tomatoes
08.09.2020
A step in the biochemical pathway for soapy plant compounds comes from the “wrong” set of tools
16.06.2020
Prof. Asaph Aharoni is the recipient of an American Society of Plant Biology 2020 Award
07.05.2020
Learning to decipher this language might help grow better crops or increase production of plant-based drugs
15.07.2019
Phytolon, a start-up based on Weizmann Institute technology, aims to replace artificial food dyes with safe, cost-effective, stable, all-natural...
14.08.2017
Pigments made by beets may help boost resistance to disease and the nutrition value of crops
20.02.2017
The biochemical steps to making cholesterol in plants turn out to be surprisingly similar to those in animals
