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Mouse testicle. The ferritin concentration is marked in red and white

The iron balance in the cells

The body's cells sense - and regulate - the amount of iron inside them
The oxygen revolution left its geochemical record in the iron deposits in the earth's mantle and rocks

The oxygen before the oxygen revolution

By tracing the evolution of proteins, Weizmann Institute of Science scientists have charted the history of oxygen availability on Earth and solved a long-standing scientific puzzle
Salmonella bacteria (bright green) inside macrophages (yellow-brown) of a mouse. Dr. Roy Avraham, Weizmann Institute

Salmonella melons

This is how bacteria turn the cells of the immune system into an all-inclusive hotel: bacteria swallowed by macrophages sometimes succeed not only in surviving but even thriving inside them, as if they were incubators that help spread the infection in the body - and not soldiers in the service of the immune system
Bacteriophages attack bacteria. Illustration: shutterstock

Amit Rimon, Faculty of Medicine at the Hebrew University, advanced to the finals of the Falling Walls competition

winter pool Photo: from the photo collection of Orna Lotan CC BY

The animals in Israel that will benefit from climate change

While the global climate crisis poses many threats to the flora and fauna in Israel, mainly due to the increase in temperatures, there are some local habitats that are actually expected to benefit following the new reality

The fine print of the climate campaign

Prof. Ruth Arnon, President of the Israel Academy of Sciences. Photo: Israel Academy of Sciences

The Academy of Sciences will hold a special convention to fight against hate speech

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The fig leaf of quantum theory

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