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January 13, 2021

Mouse brain tissue. The octopus-like microglial cells are marked in red. In green - blood vessels. Courtesy of the Weizmann Institute

calm the microglia in the brain

In degenerative brain diseases, Alzheimer's for example, there is an overactivity of the representatives of the immune system in the brain. Weizmann Institute of Science scientists have revealed the mechanism that allows these cells to return to normal
Figure: Transferring the sample through the nometric hole produced in a thin silicon nitride layer - and analyzing the sample. The bottom graph shows the measurement of the electric current in the hole - this is how the virus molecules are counted

European grant to Prof. Amit Meler from the Technion in the field of nanotechnology

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The research group of Amit Meller from the Technion won a special grant from the European Union designed to accelerate an innovative technology for drilling nanometer nozzles in a material using a laser beam. The final device will be used for the analysis of a single molecule for the rapid diagnosis of diseases, including COVID-19
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