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Dr. Moshe Nahamani

Using artificial intelligence to speed up corona research. Illustration: depositphotos.com

Predicting the survival rates of severe corona patients by artificial intelligence

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Schematic of the concept of grasping and rotating a tiny biological bone using an optical clamp

Controlled capture of biological micro-objects with the help of a laser

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Scientists have succeeded in developing a feedback-controlled optical pickup consisting of highly focused laser light. This forceps can grasp clusters of cells in a controlled manner and rotate them in any direction. This approach will make it possible to more accurately examine tiny biological objects, such as cancerous tumors
Ronit Freeman, a UNC-Chapel Hill associate professor of biomedical engineering and applied physical sciences, is researching how viruses enter cells and how to simplify the testing process for COVID-19. PR photo

A modern fast corona test thanks to a sugar molecule

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Researchers have succeeded in developing a rapid detection test for the corona virus, this in order to meet the challenge of finding new variants and global containment of the epidemic
This image offers an abstract visual representation of graphene oxide sheets (black layers) embedded with nanodiamonds (light white dots). The nanodiamonds instill long-lasting electrostatic forces that stabilize the sheets even in wet conditions. This structure creates a promising membrane for hydrogen purification (Courtesy: Yasuhiro Chida (Brocken 5) and Toru Tsuji).

Use of nanodiamonds for hydrogen purification

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Nanodiamonds may be tiny, but they could help solve one of the biggest problems facing humanity today: climate change
Schematic description of the system: light and the substance rapamycin are used as the input signals; The signals travel through a network of amino acids in the protein. The output is actually the activation of the FAK protein.

A nanocomputer that controls the activity of a protein

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The development of nanocomputers that will be used in precision health applications has been the dream of many scientists. Now, for the first time ever, Penn University researchers have succeeded in developing a type of nanocomputer capable of controlling the activity of a specific protein involved in cell movement and cancer development.
A bumble bee hovers over flowers requesting its pollination services. Illustration: depositphotos.com

The buzzing of the bees initiates the release of scents in the flowers

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underwater emanation. Photo: shutterstock

Discovery of archaea capable of producing elemental carbon

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Schematic description of the research findings - dependence of the cell capture on the density of the cells

Nanofibers that prevent the spread of cancer cells in the brain

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Researchers have used high-density nanofibers that mimic the brain's microenvironment to trap cancer cells in research that paves the way for the development of innovative therapeutic solutions for aggressive brain cancers
A farm in Scotland. Illustration: depositphotos.com

Britain eases the restrictions on creating gardens in crops and commodities

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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 in other ways, but at a much greater speed
The Corona epidemic. Illustration: depositphotos.com

Where are the medicines to treat Corona?

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It seems that the rate of development of small molecules as drugs for corona lags behind the rate of development of treatments using vaccines and antibodies
Graph using data from Angrist and Kruger (1991). People with 12 years of education have 12 percent higher incomes than people with 11 years of education. People with 16 years of education have a 65% higher income compared to people with 11 years of education. Source: Nobel Prize Committee

Nobel laureates, including the Israeli Joshua Angrist, were able to prove the causal relationship between apparently unrelated events

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Prof. Ingrist Natural experiments help answer important questions for society. For example: people born in the fourth quarter of the school year have more years of education and higher income
a molecule. Illustration: depositphotos.com

The 2021 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded to researchers who developed catalysts for drug discovery

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The Nobel Prize in Chemistry for 2021 was awarded to two researchers: Benjamin List (Benjamin List) and David MacMillan (David WC MacMillan) for "the development of asymmetric organocatalysis". (the news will be updated)
The climate crisis. Illustration: shutterstock_

The climate crisis reaches the Nobel Prize in Physics: two of the developers of the climate models and a researcher of complexity won the Nobel 2021

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Half of the prize was awarded to Syokuro Manaba from Princeton University and Klaus Hasselman, the Max Planck Institute, who perfected the climate models, and the Italian Giorgio Frisi, who deals with the transition between simple and complex systems * Frisi said at the announcement event: "The understanding of the climate crisis rests on solid science" * The news will be updated with explanations the scientific of the Nobel Prize Committee
Illustration on behalf of the Nobel Committee for Physiology or Medicine, describing the discovery of the 2021 prize winners. © The Nobel Committee for Physiology or Medicine. Ill. Matthias Karlén

The 2021 Nobel Prize in Medicine was awarded to the discoverers of temperature and touch receptors in the skin

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David Julius and Erdem Patapotian (born in Beirut, Lebanon) discovered the receptors TRPV1, TRPM8 made it possible to understand how heat, cold and mechanical force can initiate nerve impulses that allow us to sense and adapt to the world around us
A simple mechanism could explain the growth and self-replication of protocells - the putative ancestors of modern living cells, illustration: depositphotos.com

The origin of life: the first cells divided with the help of temperature

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A simple mechanism could explain the growth and self-replication of protocells - the putative ancestors of modern living cells
Creation of an oil droplet: oil (in yellow) accumulates between the layers of the membrane that forms the 'cellular plasma retina' (ER). The droplets grow and eventually detach and become part of the cytoplasm. This process occurs only in microcomplexes rich in sterols and oleosins along the membrane. [Courtesy of Brookhaven National Laboratory]

Scientists have identified the substance essential for the accumulation of oil in plants

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Researchers, trying to uncover the details of how plants produce and accumulate oil within them, have managed to identify a new essential component in this mechanism. They found a certain sterol - a molecule similar in its structure to cholesterol - that plays an essential role in the formation of oil droplets
The decommissioning of the nuclear reactor at Haigerloch, Germany, April 1945. From Wikipedia

Researching the origin of uranium ingots from Nazi Germany

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Before Nazi Germany got hold of it, the Allies disrupted this plan and seized the uranium ingots that were at the heart of the plan. The fate of most of these ingots is unknown, but some of them ended up in the hands of the US and European countries. American chemists have developed a method to identify the mine from which the uranium came
Laser heats extremely tiny silicon surfaces [Courtesy: Steven Burrows/JILA]

A solution that can prevent overheating in electronic components

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A team of physicists from the University of Colorado has solved the mystery behind a well-known phenomenon in the nanoscale: why extremely tiny heating sources cool faster if they are packed more tightly
Illustration of the innovative magnet: red - cobalt; blue – oxygen; Yellow – Zinc [Courtesy of Berkeley Lab]

The tiniest magnet in the world - one-atom thick

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A magnet with a thickness of one atom in a two-dimensional structure developed by scientists from the University of Berkeley could advance the development of new applications in the fields of computing and electronics
Taking insulin by mouth. The mechanism of action: on the left - the insulin molecules are integrated and protected against discharge within nozzle frames; On the right - the insulin molecules are released in the blood circulation and reduce the glucose levels in the blood

Taking insulin by mouth

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Scientists have succeeded in combining a 'covalent organic framework' together with insulin and demonstrated that the combination can significantly reduce the blood sugar levels of diabetic mice * If the process is successful in clinical trials, it will be possible to dispense with insulin injections, and make the lives and balance of diabetics easier
Image of the innovative device that emits a fluorescent result

An innovative device capable of detecting the corona virus in saliva samples

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The researchers from Harvard and MIT who developed an innovative device capable of detecting the corona virus in a saliva sample in about an hour claim that the reliability of the diagnosis is similar to that of PCR tests
The structure of human skin. Illustration: depositphotos.com

Researchers have found a method to attach sensors to the skin without glue

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distant solar system. Illustration: depositphotos.com

First measurement of isotopes in the atmosphere of an extrasolar planet

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An international team of astronomers has become the first research team to identify carbon isotopes in the atmosphere of a gas giant
structures of different proteins. Illustration: depositphotos.com

Google's DeepMind has published an accurate picture of the human proteome

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In what has been cited as "the most significant contribution that artificial intelligence (AI) has yet made to the advancement of human scientific knowledge," DeepMind and the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) have released the most complete database for predicting the three-dimensional structures of human proteins.
Intelligence from artificial intelligence and the study of old age. Corona virus. Illustration: depositphotos.com

Using artificial intelligence to find compounds that inhibit aging

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Researchers from the University of Surrey have developed an artificial intelligence model capable of identifying chemical compounds that promote healthier aging - paving a possible path towards pharmaceutical inventions that could extend human lifespan
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