Abstract: The present invention discloses a non-GM method for producing a crop exhibiting improved traits compared to a control population of plants of the same crop species comprising the steps of providing a population of plants, exposing said population of plants to a predetermined light treatment regime by irradiating with artificial light in a specific wavelength range, monitoring at least one trait of said plants of step (b), comparing to said control population and selecting at least the top about 0.5%, preferably 1-2% plants having the best improved trait of said plants of previous step, propagating at least one subsequent generation of said at least 0.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a method for producing a commercial non-GM tomato crop exhibiting at least one inheritable improved trait by exposing said population of plants to a predetermined light treatment regime, monitoring at least one trait of said tomato plants comparing to said control population and selecting the plants having the best improved trait. The tomatoes obtained by the method of this invention exhibit an improved room temperature (17-27° C.) shelf life of at least 45 days after harvesting, as compared to about 10 days for untreated control tomatoes.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a non-GM method for producing a crop exhibiting improved traits compared to a control population of plants of the same crop species comprising the steps of providing a population of plants, exposing said population of plants to a predetermined light treatment regime by irradiating with artificial light in a specific wavelength range, monitoring at least one trait of said plants of step (b), comparing to said control population and selecting at least the top about 0.5%, preferably 1-2% plants having the best improved trait of said plants of previous step, propagating at least one subsequent generation of said at least 0.

Abstract: The present invention discloses compositions comprising phosphatidic acid and uses thereof for the treatment of subjects suffering from eosinophilia or related disorders such as asthma and/or the prevention of these disorders in subjects having environmental or genetic predisposition thereto.

Abstract: The invention discloses a method and a composition for smoking cessation or for promoting smoking cessation in individual smokers. The compositions described contain phosphatidic acid as the active ingredient.

Abstract: A lipid preparation comprising at least about 10% phosphatidic acid (PA) is used to treat human conditions or disease. Examples of such conditions or disease are withdrawal syndromes or cancer.

Abstract: A method of treating an individual with an immune system with decreased activity by administering an effective amount of a lipid preparation derived from a natural source and enriched to contain at least 10% (w/w) phosphatidic acid (PA) is disclosed.

Abstract: The invention is to a method for the treatment of withdrawal symptoms selected from the group consisting of nausea, sweating, shaking, substance craving and hot flushes.

Abstract: Obesity is treated by the administration to a subject of a compound having the general formula (I): R.sub.4 --(CH.sub.2).sub.n --CO--N(R.sub.1)--CH(R.sub.2)--CO(--R.sub.3), wherein R.sub.1 represents H or CH.sub.3 ; R.sub.2 represents a side chain of a naturally occurring amino acid; R.sub.3 represents OH, OCH.sub.2 CH.sub.3 and NH.sub.2 ; n is 6-18; and R.sub.4 represents CH.sub.3 or a group having the general formula (II): R.sub.3 --CO--CH(R.sub.2)--N(R.sub.1)--CO--, wherein R.sub.1, R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 have the above meanings. The compounds of formula (I) wherein R.sub.4 is a group of formula (II), are novel compounds.

Abstract: There is provided a hermetically closed culture vessel in which miroorganisms are cultivated simultaneously or consecutively on a liquid culture medium and on one or more solid culture media.The culture vessel is transparent, and contains in its lower part a liquid culture medium. From the cap, closing the vessel, there extends downwardly an elongated support for the solid culture medium or media, which is essentially parallel with the central axis of the vessel, which terminates above the liquid culture medium.The growth on the solid culture medium is conveniently inspected from the side of the culture vessel.