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אוקטובר 2017

Illustration: The Trojan horse represents the virus, which enters the cell and causes the creation of proteins. Their purpose is to call the immune system, so that it attacks the cancer cell only, without harming healthy cells. Source: Courtesy of the Hebrew University.

Researchers have developed a "switch" that activates the immune system to attack cancer cells when it detects signs of the disease

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Although their name was given to them due to their function on the tongue, the bitter and sweet taste receptors were recently discovered in various tissues and organs that do not come into contact with food. In at least some of these areas of the body, especially the respiratory tract, these taste receptors play an important role in the immune response. Illustration: pixabay.

preserves the bitter taste

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Illustration: pixabay.

This year the Ministry of Science will award 15 million NIS for scholarships for mentoring

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Advantages and disadvantages of the education system. Illustration

The Israeli education system: advantages and disadvantages of a teaching certificate

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Urban shadow. A significant difference in the feeling of heat. Photo: Sawyer Bengtson on Unsplash.

Heavy thermal load

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A herd of wildebeest. The model can be applied to many areas - from hoes and shoals of fish to antibiotic resistance, which increases as the diversity of bacteria increases. Photo: Adam Brin.

Go your own way: the success of the group depends on it

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Virgin's Unity spacecraft is carried aboard its mother plane on a test flight on September 8, 2016. Source: Virgin Galactic.

Saudi Arabia and Virgin Galactic will cooperate in space flights, satellite launches and space tourism

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Harman's connected car concept. PR illustration

The connected car - is it a long-term dream or a realization happening right now?

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The coal mine that was converted into a renewable energy storage station. Photo: Goseteufel, Wikimedia.

The transformation of the coal mines

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NASA fire shelter prototype. Source: Courtesy of Ian Grob, US Forest Service (Ian Grob)

Fire shelters based on NASA technology will provide improved protection against fires

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The SAW robot. Source: Courtesy of Ben-Gurion University.

Robotic crawling

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A velocipede type bicycle, manufactured in 1868. Source: Wikimedia.

The bicycle celebrates 200 years of pedaling

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"How did it happen that the flowering plants, which evolved the latest from an evolutionary point of view, make up 90% of all land plant species we know today?" Photo: Bernard DUPONT.

Why did the flowering plants suddenly take over the earth a short geological time ago?

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Enzyme activity in the cell: the enzymes in red, the final product - in blue (see video below). Source: Weizmann Institute magazine.

The first study on the efficiency of enzymes in living cells reveals a surprising limit on their activity

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Go game. Photo: Fcb981, Wikimedia, edited: Mx. Granger.

The artificial intelligence software that became the best Go actress in history

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The dark energy puzzle, the mystery of why the expansion of the universe is accelerating, is a tough nut to crack. Photo: NASA and A. Riess (STScI), CC BY.

The dark energy puzzle

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Illustration: pixabay.

"The computer can be taught to recognize emotions according to the nuances in the voice"

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Photo: Courtesy of Dassault Systèmes.

The Living Heart project is moving up a notch - enabling startups to quickly research innovative treatments

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Something universal happens in the brain when it processes stories, no matter what language

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Rio de la Plata - the mouth of the Uruguay and Parana rivers into the Atlantic Ocean. Photo from space. Source: NASA Johnson Space Center.

River estuaries as a source of electricity generation

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MRI scan of an ALS patient. Source: Frank Gaillard, Wikimedia.

New drugs for ALS are on their way to clinical trials

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Will autonomous cars coexist with human-driven cars at the same time? Image: pixabay.

Will autonomous cars coexist with human-driven cars at the same time?

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Source: Developex.

Qualcomm will hold a special seminar for makers

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The drugs available to us today are not effective in treating seizures in about a third of those with epilepsy. What can be done to resolve the situation? Illustration: pixabay.

How to treat the most severe cases of epilepsy

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Hepatocellular carcinoma liver cancer. Source: Ed Uthman.

New liver cancer research reveals potential targets for treatment

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