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Arie Altman is affiliated with the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in Israel and focuses research primarily within the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences as well as Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their work spans various subfields, including Plant Science, Molecular Biology, Genetics, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, and Sensory Systems.

The researcher has contributed notably to studies on genetically modified organisms and genetic engineering technologies such as CRISPR, as well as to broader themes in plant and animal science education, olfactory and sensory function, and animal genetics and reproduction.

Altman has published in the journal Trends in Plant Science, with two recent papers relevant to developments in agricultural biotechnology and plant domestication. These include:

  • "Promoting Ethically Responsible Use of Agricultural Biotechnology," published in 2021 in Trends in Plant Science
  • "Ornamental plant domestication by aesthetics-driven human cultural niche construction," published in 2021 in Trends in Plant Science

The scientist frequently collaborates with colleagues such as Antoine Harfouche, Vasiliki Petousi, Richard Meilan, Jeremy Sweet, and Tomasz Twardowski, reflecting an interdisciplinary approach to research in plant and animal biological sciences.

Key topics frequently addressed in Altman's research include:

  • Genetically Modified Organisms Research
  • CRISPR and Genetic Engineering
  • Animal Genetics and Reproduction
  • Plant and Animal Studies
  • Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies
  • Animal and Plant Science Education

Publication venues for their work are concentrated in journals such as Trends in Plant Science. Altman's research contributes to understanding the molecular and ecological facets of plant biology in the context of evolving biotechnological applications.

Best Publications

  • Plant responses to drought, salinity and extreme temperatures: towards genetic engineering for stress tolerance

    Wangxia Wang;Basia Vinocur;Arie Altman

  • Role of plant heat-shock proteins and molecular chaperones in the abiotic stress response

    Wangxia Wang;Wangxia Wang;Basia Vinocur;Oded Shoseyov;Arie Altman

  • Recent advances in engineering plant tolerance to abiotic stress: achievements and limitations.

    Basia Vinocur;Arie Altman

  • Antioxidant activities and anthocyanin content of fresh fruits of common fig (Ficus carica L.)

    Anat Solomon;Sara Golubowicz;Zeev Yablowicz;Shlomo Grossman

  • Gradual Soil Water Depletion Results in Reversible Changes of Gene Expression, Protein Profiles, Ecophysiology, and Growth Performance in Populus euphratica, a Poplar Growing in Arid Regions

    Marie-Béatrice Bogeat-Triboulot;Mikael Brosché;Jenny Renaut;Laurent Jouve

  • BIOTECHNOLOGY OF PLANT OSMOTIC STRESS TOLERANCE PHYSIOLOGICAL AND MOLECULAR CONSIDERATIONS

    W.X. Wang;B. Vinocur;O. Shoseyov;A. Altman

  • Chlorophyll catabolism in senescing plant tissues: In vivo breakdown intermediates suggest different degradative pathways for Citrus fruit and parsley leaves.

    Dekel Amir-Shapira;Eliezer E. Goldschmidt;Arie Altman

  • Gene expression and metabolite profiling of Populus euphratica growing in the Negev desert

    Mikael Brosché;Basia Vinocur;Edward R Alatalo;Airi Lamminmäki

  • Salt, nutrient uptake and transport, and ABA of Populus euphratica; a hybrid in response to increasing soil NaCl

    Shaoliang Chen;Jinke Li;Shasheng Wang;Aloys Hüttermann

  • Stabilization of Oat Leaf Protoplasts through Polyamine-mediated Inhibition of Senescence

    Arie Altman;Ravindar Kaur-Sawhney;Arthur W. Galston

  • Accelerating Climate Resilient Plant Breeding by Applying Next-Generation Artificial Intelligence

    Antoine L. Harfouche;Daniel A. Jacobson;Daniel A. Jacobson;David Kainer;Jonathon C. Romero

  • Genotypic difference in salinity and water stress tolerance of fresh market tomato cultivars

    Akram Alian;Arie Altman;Bruria Heuer

  • Molecular and physiological responses to abiotic stress in forest trees and their relevance to tree improvement.

    Antoine Harfouche;Richard Meilan;Arie Altman

  • Tree genetic engineering and applications to sustainable forestry and biomass production.

    Antoine Harfouche;Richard Meilan;Arie Altman

  • Forest-tree biotechnology: genetic transformation and its application to future forests

    Tzvi Tzfira;Amir Zuker;Arie Altman

  • Effects of NaCl on shoot growth, transpiration, ion compartmentation, and transport in regenerated plants of Populus euphratica and Populus tomentosa

    Shaoliang Chen;Jinke Li;Shasheng Wang;Eberhard Fritz

  • Plant Biotechnology and In Vitro Biology in the 21st Century

    Arie Altman;Meira Ziv;Shamay Izhar

  • Retardation of radish leaf senescence by polyamines

    Arie Altman

  • Photosynthetic response of Populus euphratica to salt stress

    Huan-Cheng Ma;Lindsay Fung;Sha-Sheng Wang;Arie Altman

  • Differential accumulation of water stress‐related proteins, sucrose synthase and soluble sugars in Populus species that differ in their water stress response

    Dan Pelah;Wangxia Wang;Arie Altman;Oded Shoseyov

  • Biology of Root Formation and Development

    A. Altman;Yoav Waisel

Frequent Co-Authors

Oded Shoseyov
Oded Shoseyov Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Alexander Vainstein
Alexander Vainstein Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Meira Ziv
Meira Ziv Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Arthur W. Galston
Arthur W. Galston Yale University
Henryk Czosnek
Henryk Czosnek Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Moshe A. Flaishman
Moshe A. Flaishman Agricultural Research Organization
Andrea Polle
Andrea Polle University of Göttingen
Shaoliang Chen
Shaoliang Chen Beijing Forestry University
J. Van Staden
J. Van Staden University of KwaZulu-Natal
Haim D. Rabinowitch
Haim D. Rabinowitch Hebrew University of Jerusalem

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