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November 2019

Bacteria that fix carbon dioxide from the air. Illustration: Prof. Ron Milo, Weizmann Institute

Bacteria that feed on carbon dioxide only and build the entire biomass of their bodies from carbon that comes from the air

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Alzheimer's. Illustration: Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay

Researchers at Tel Aviv University: many genetic mutations that characterize autism and intellectual disability also appear in the brains of Alzheimer's patients

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A clean and convenient method for oxidizing plastic surfaces

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Schematic drawing of the layers of the prototype, which consists of micro solar cells, a molded reflective sunlight center and a thin protective glass.

NASA will launch into space a solar generator developed at Ben-Gurion University

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The aphid Myzus persicae. Harms crops of potatoes and peaches. Photo: Scott Bauer

Harmful but less

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Simulation of the experiment in which the first images of a quantum electronic crystal were obtained, the existence of which was predicted 80 years ago. The researchers saw electrons arranged as pearls in a string (red balls) along a nanowire. To observe the electrons without affecting them, a single electron (in green) carried by another nanowire was used as a sensor (scanning detector) that detected the electric fields created by the electrons in the crystal

like an electron on a wire

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power transmission network. Photo: Image by Scottslm from Pixabay

Holes in the electricity grid cause wasted energy and unnecessary emissions

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The remains of a Roman villa near Ein Abdat, on the perfume road. Photo: Dmitriy Feldman svarshik, shutterstock

AI economy in antiquity: roads, highways and infrastructures in the Roman period

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Selection of genetic traits. Illustration: shutterstock

It is not certain that it is possible to choose whether the child born through in vitro fertilization will be taller or smarter

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Mangrove forests. A means of preventing seawater flooding. Photo: shutterstock

Nature against climatic disasters

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Extraction of molecules with electrical pulses allows identification of cancerous tissues compared to normal tissues. Photo: Prof. Alexander Gulberg.

A new method for tissue sampling that may save the pain and risk involved in repeat biopsies

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Solutions to the climate crisis. Illustration: shutterstock

The climate crisis: Bill Gates recommends adapting

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Simulation of the system developed and built for the purpose of the experiment. The laboratory of Prof. Ed Narevicius, Weizmann Institute

The trap

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The cover image in Small magazine, dedicated to research. The silicon chips are inserted into the mouse's brain by safe implantation or by means of a gene gun. The chips break down while releasing nerve growth factor, a protein that prevents the death of nerve cells in Alzheimer's disease

Researchers at the Technion and Bar Ilan University have developed a new technology for transporting drugs to the brain inside silicon chips with a nanometer structure

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Wetlands in Thalaynoi, Phatthalung, Thailand. Photo: shutterstock

Wetlands need to be managed, for the sake of animals and plants and human health

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Genetic analysis provides evidence that the origin of bacteria in blood infections is in a capsule of a probiotic preparation. In the illustration you see a capsule from which blue probiotic bacteria are dispersed. You can see that they reach the blood vessels (infection). The tree (black) that connects the bacteria represents the phylogenetic relationship between the bacteria, that is, the genetic analysis performed by the researchers. Credit: Barak Sha'er Tamar

Probiotic bacteria - a double-edged sword

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Prof. Giuseppe Fellini from the University of Bologna (right) and Prof. Beaz Pokroi from the Technion. Photo: Technion spokespeople

Bacteria in space

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Prof. Haim Cohen. Photo: Bar Ilan University Spokesperson

A joint Israeli-German center for aging research will be established at Bar Ilan University

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Amit Natavani, director of the medical field and director of the digital field, Sanofi. Photo: Avi Blizovsky

"The doctor will prescribe an app"

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Combination of images of the transit of Mercury across the Sun in 1999, in ultraviolet light. Photo: NASA

The passage of the planet Mercury across the surface of the Sun - a simple astronomical phenomenon that helped us understand our place in the universe

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A venomous cone in action. Quickly and efficiently eliminates fish, worms and other bystanders that peck in its path

The snail's bite

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Micro-robots for cleaning radioactive waste

Micro-robots for cleaning radioactive waste

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Prof. Hugh Herr, MIT Media Lab. Photo: Avi Blizovsky

The professor with the bionic legs, or: the cyborg

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Dr. Takashi Kawashima and Dr. Mio Nonke. Photo: Weizmann Institute Spokesperson

The fish will play before us

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Magnetic resonance imaging of a subject without a olfactory bulb (right) and a subject with a olfactory bulb (left). Both with a completely normal sense of smell

Left, right and the sense of smell: about 4% of left-handed women have a normal sense of smell, even though they do not have a olfactory bulb

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