October 20, 2021

The Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology Orit Parkash-HaCohen and the Minister of Science of the United Arab Emirates Sara Al Amiri at the signing ceremony of the cooperation agreement in space. Photography courtesy of the Ministry of Innovation, Science and Technology

The historic space agreement: the Emirates will participate in "Genesis 2" and will be joined by Venus

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Along with the agreement, the countries also signed cooperation documents in relation to specific projects in which cooperation was formed: in the Genesis 2 mission and joint and groundbreaking scientific research based on data from the Venus satellite
Sacred rats running around Karni Mata Temple, Dashnok, India Illustration: depositphotos.com

What happens in the brain of empathic rats?

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A new study reveals the brain network involved in social bias in rats * When the rat that needs help is from a different and unfamiliar species - the rats do not help it and the reward system does not work
A farm in Scotland. Illustration: depositphotos.com

The UK eases the restrictions on the editing of gardens in crops and stocks

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The British government plans to ease restrictions on gene editing in order to speed up research and allow genetically modified crops and stocks to reach the market * In any case, these are changes that could have been made along the way
Prof. Yossi Makori, chairman of the Council for Higher Education. Photo: Dror Miller

Prof. Yossi Makori, president of Tel Hai College, was elected chairman of the Tel Hai College

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Prof. Makori, appointed by the Minister of Education Yifat Shasha Biton to replace Prof. Yaffe Zilbrashtz as head of the Council for Higher Education
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