August 27, 2013

Israeli Researcher Creates Drought-Resistant ‘Superplants’



Israeli researchers engineer drought resistant plants that could be a game-changer in the global food crisis, requiring less water, yielding bigger harvests, and staying fresh longer.

Professor of Biology Shimon Gepstein of Haifa’s Technion University pioneered research that may represent a major advance in food supplies worldwide. According to Technion University’s Oracle website, “Gepstein discovered this feature of his genetically modified plants by sheer chance, when he forgot to water them for a few weeks.”