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February 28, 2013

The haploid cells of the fungus C. albicans (green), next to diploid cells (blue), and tetraploid cells, which contain four copies of the genetic material. Courtesy photo: Prof. Yehudit Berman, Tel Aviv University

Deadly sex of mushrooms

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Logo of the Hidan site as of February 28, 2013. Credit: Tamir Shalom

The knowledge site has entered the era of cell phones and tablets

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In the picture: an illustration of a future holographic stimulation system mounted on glasses that will serve as a visual "prosthesis" for the blind. Images from a miniature video camera will be converted in real time into holograms projected by a laser onto retinal cells (at the back of the eye) that have been genetically modified to be sensitive to light. Illustration: Ina Gefen, Roman Kanavsky and Shai Shom

Technion researchers have developed a new approach to artificially activate a blind retina

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Microscope image of CMV-infected cells. Note the enlarged nucleus of the middle cell, which indicates the adhesion. Source: Wikipedia.

The little killers: the virus that most of us carry, and that takes four years of our lives

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