Four leading scientists have revealed the future of medicine, agriculture and conservation.

From mapping DNA to devising methods for feeding livestock and tackling heart disease, the Israeli experts unveiled their hopes for 21st-century innovation during a series of talks in London, Manchester, Leeds and Birmingham.

Speaking at a UK Science Week event run by the Zionist Federation at the JW3 centre in north-west London last Thursday, the scientists explained how Israel was at the forefront of scientific invention.

Professor Dani Bercovich, who has created the biggest lab in Israel, told how his company could map DNA to prevent diseases.

He said the technology could predict cancer, heart disease, cystic fibrosis and even infidelity in men, and that it enabled him and his team "to go to the future, to connect people today to their future life and future health, so they can take action against it".

Tel Hai College professor Dr Hagai Shemesh told the audience that plants "could make choices" about how they grow, according to where resources are most plentiful.

Animal conservationist Shmulik Yedvab explained how Israel had re-introduced the Persian fallow deer into the country during the past 20 years.