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April 9, 2021

The countries that are members of the Horizon 2020 program that ends this year - in dark blue, countries that belong to the European Union, in light blue the associated countries that the UK will now also join. Associated countries will not be able to participate in the Horizon Europe program in the fields of quantum and space.

Israel, Great Britain and Switzerland were excluded from the European R&D program in the fields of quantum and space

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The reasons: making these areas strategic and the fear of brain drain. About 20 joint quantum projects with the European Union are operating in Israel. The scientific community fears damage to European science. The official authorities in Israel did not respond to the request of the website
A red octopus burrows in the sand on a coral reef in the Red Sea. Image: depositphotos.com

What is the mysterious vision problem that blinds octopuses?

"Examining the eyes of octopuses requires complete anesthesia by adding anesthetics to the water and adapting the test instruments intended for testing on land to testing in a marine environment. Add to this the structure of the eyes of octopuses which is significantly different from the eyes of mammals and testing them is a difficult procedural procedure."
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