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November 10, 2021

Tel Lachish and the remains of the battery. Photo courtesy of the Hebrew University

New research reveals how the Assyrian siege wall at Lakish was built (and the only one known in the world)

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The study proves the amazing power, size, strength and skills of the Assyrian army for that period, and the truth of biblical quotations concerning the words of the prophet Isaiah who lived at that time
NISSL imaging. Courtesy of the Hebrew University

A surprising new use for a 140-year-old method in brain research

Hebrew University researchers used for the first time a method that has existed for many years to reveal the connectivity patterns in the brain at the cellular level, and determined that the application of the method has great potential in understanding pathological conditions in the brain. The research is published in Science
Microscope image. Above: the nerves in the insula that were labeled during inflammation (in red) and reactivated after recovery (in green). Below: Intestinal sections showing staining of white blood cells (in red) in a mouse that underwent neural activation of the insula (right) and in a mouse that did not undergo such activation (left). Courtesy of the Technion

Can memory produce disease?

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Marie Curie. Illustration: depositphotos.com

Spotlight on Marie Curie

On November 7, 1867, Maria Skoldowska, known as Marie Curie, was born in Warsaw, one of the masterpieces of modern science. Curie was the first person to win two Nobel Prizes and the only one to date to win two fields of the exact sciences
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