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February 9, 2021

Due to the spread of the Corona epidemic, this year, for the first time since 1978, the award ceremony will not be held in the Mishkan of the Israel Knesset, and unusually, the award is expected to be given by the Wolf Foundation at the residence of the Wolf Award winners for 2020 and 2021.
Research led by Dr. Itai Rabinovitch from the Faculty of Medicine at the Hebrew University has now demonstrated that, at least in tiny worms, damaged communication between nerve cells can be restored by genetic means by implanting artificial connections in a completely biological manner
The project is led by Dr. Dorit Avni from the Miguel * Research Institute, Director General of the Ministry of Science and Technology: "Receiving the grant from Horizon 2020 is undoubtedly an impressive achievement and international recognition that not many achieve. The achievement proves the importance of the research and that it is groundbreaking."
Why was it easier for Galileo Galilei to observe the starry night sky than for us? Since during his time the light bulb had not yet been invented! It turns out that light pollution caused by artificial lighting not only interferes with stargazing, but also seriously harms life on Earth
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