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Mother's child

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The atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima. Photo: from Wikipedia

Leaders, Intelligence – and Attacking Nuclear Facilities

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Dr. Natalia Freund. Photo: Tel Aviv University Spokesperson

A long and winding journey to discover new ways to fight tuberculosis

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A study from Tel Aviv University identified two families of human antibodies that bind to the PSTS1 protein of the tuberculosis bacterium, and in a mouse experiment, the antibody treatment led to a 50% reduction in the bacterial load in the lungs.
The gravitational lens of the pair of galaxies VV-191 in a joint photograph by Hubble and Webb. Credit: Science: NASA, ESA, CSA, Rogier Windhorst (ASU), William Keel (University of Alabama), Stuart Wyithe (University of Melbourne), JWST PEARLS Team, Image Processing: Alyssa Pagan (STScI)

Measuring dark matter and seeing ancient stars

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Prof. Adi Citrin of Ben-Gurion University, using the Webb Space Telescope, maps dark matter in galaxy clusters and exploits the strong gravitational lenses created by the clusters to observe galaxies, massive black holes
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Faces this way and that: What is the biological and ethical basis of human facial expressions?

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Dr. Assaf Marom from the Technion examines how our facial expressions have evolved since our common ancestor with chimpanzees, what the difference is between humans and animals – and what the face says about our responsibility towards
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Yes, but what if? – Optional thinking reduces stereotypes: Prof. Ben Shaul’s film workshops show measurable change

As part of the National Science Foundation workshop: Screening “Run Lola Run” and writing/photography exercises increased optional thinking ability by 75% and 50% of participants changed negative attitudes toward the other group – compared to a control group that watched
The Eye. Courtesy of Prof. Yossi Mendel, Bar Ilan University

Towards a world without blindness? Biohybrid retinal implant from Bar-Ilan

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Are we on the way to a world without blindness? New biomedical developments point to a future where implants will replace photoreceptors that degenerate with age.
Diagram of the structure of mitochondria. Illustration: depositphotos.com

When the cell's energy station goes wrong

Researchers from the Hebrew University have identified a neural network that works against the feeling of reward – and offer a new therapeutic approach to dealing with drug addiction by regulating emotional pain during withdrawal.
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Small law amendment, big change: more compensation for traffic accident victims due to the right to privacy

A law passed by MK Adi Kol in 2014 allows plaintiffs in personal injury cases to remain anonymous – and leads to a 17% increase in compensation from insurance companies. New study reveals: Privacy affects willingness to access a home
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The calm before the storm

Team members in Dr. Adi Zorf-Lorentz's lab at Meir Medical Center have reached new insights into the overactivation of the immune system in HLH syndrome, also known as cytokine storm. Early prediction could have saved
Clinical depression. Illustration: depositphotos.com

Lack of positive emotions in clinical depression – a new perspective

Clinical depression, positive emotions, emotion dynamics, ecological momentary appraisal, savoring
A ubiquitin molecule binds to its target. Illustration: depositphotos.com

The protein that is (sometimes) to blame for Alzheimer's disease

A distorted version of a protein that marks damaged proteins causes the formation of deposits in the brain similar to what occurs in Alzheimer's disease
Cranes stop at Agmon Hula before continuing their migration north. Illustration: depositphotos.com

How does the bird never lose its way?

Technological adaptation of brain activity recording for birds allows us, for the first time, to answer the eternal question: How do they know where to fly?
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Empathic immunity

The ability to empathize with the suffering of others is an evolutionary mechanism that helps us protect ourselves.
Amyloid deposits (marked in red) and the peptides that prevent their development (marked in green) in mouse brain cells

Preventing amyloid deposition in Alzheimer's

A model of accretion on a disc-shaped galaxy. Color represents the temperature of the gas, and the black lines the flow lines of the gas, when it flows from the hot galactic surrounding medium (about a million degrees) to the galaxy where the gas is relatively cold (about 10,000 degrees). The right panel shows three streamlines in 170D, which highlight the swirling of the gas during the inflow. The top image is a Hubble Space Telescope image of a relatively nearby disk galaxy. Its diameter is about 21 thousand light years, and its distance from us is about XNUMX million light years.

on galactic dynamics

What can be learned from the shape of galaxies about the complex connections between different materials in the universe
The climate crisis and its impact on the Middle East. Illustration: depositphotos.com

The climate crisis and the depletion of precipitation in our region

Decision making according to game theory. Illustration: depositphotos.com

The choice of the minority

Choices of individuals can faithfully represent the opinion of the majority - if delegation is used correctly: passing the vote to another person
Combining solar and wind energy in a sustainable rural system with an advanced water system. The illustration was prepared using DALEE and is not a scientific image

Integrating renewable energy into water supply systems: a revolution in energy savings and efficiency

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A new method for therapeutic intervention to prevent suicide in teenagers

Researchers have discovered biological and psychological characteristics that increase the risk of suicidal behavior among teenagers and have developed an application that helps with mental coping
Studying the reproductive timing of corals. The image was prepared using DALEE and should not be considered a scientific image

Citi coral and village coral

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Prof. Oren Levy researches the timing of the reproduction of corals around the world and is surprised by Dioc. However the biological clock of the corals is not adapted to the volume lights
African killifish. Illustration: depositphotos.com

delay the diseases of aging

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On aging fish, folding proteins and a new route for the development of medicinal substances
Formation of an immunological synapse - the contact area between a white blood cell and the bacterial cell it captures. The gray dots represent the short connections between the white blood cell (lymphocyte) and the bacterial cell

between physics and biology

Complex systems, simple principles and the audacity of a physicist
Prof. Aharon Meir's research team from Bar Ilan University at work on the "Underground City" site of Gat Philistim.

Gath, the city of the Philistines, at its greatest

Researchers have been excavating for 25 years and are discovering the secrets of the lower city of Tel Tsfit / Gat during the Iron Age
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Meeting with a patient - as a warning bell

Doctors who see a bowel cancer patient tend to refer more patients to tests for early detection. Is this a correct response?
Dental examination. Image: depositphotos.com

Exhale - and discover diseases

Volatile molecules may characterize diseases such as tooth decay and gum disease
protein folding. Image: depositphotos.com

Between environmental change and curing diseases

A liquid-viscous environment helps the folding of proteins and their proper functioning
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Truth, lies and everything in between

The benefits and challenges in learning processes and extracting significant information from many sources
Prof. Toledano and her team. Photo: Technion spokespeople

Extend the fertility period of men

A study of testicular tissues of fruit flies showed that the progenitor cells are engulfed by the cells that are supposed to support them, and that in adults this process is slower
A robotic hand. Image: depositphotos.com

understand the situation on the ground

Researchers have built algorithms that aim to adapt the actions of robots to complex terrain conditions, and make them cooperate
The hotel area in Ein Bokek, Dead Sea. Image: depositphotos.com

The Dead Sea indicates dry periods in the past

Dramatic drops in the level of the Dead Sea in the last hundreds of thousands of years may indicate prolonged dry periods in the Eastern Mediterranean region. For example, in the time period between 70 and 14 thousand years ago, the lake level
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How the microbiome contributes to cooperation, altruism and sociality

The microorganisms in our bodies make people come closer and help each other, even when they are not genetically related
Lemlibrachia worms are attached to the rock that was created as a result of bacterial activity in the gas seeps at a depth of one kilometer in front of Palmahim Beach. (Photo: Dr. Yitzhak Makovsky, University of Haifa, as part of the SEMSEEP project)

An oasis in the deep sea

Symbiosis with bacteria allows worms and oysters to feed on natural gas and sulfur compounds - and teaches us about ways to produce energy
The three most powerful fighting giants: Riel, Birkhilt and Rakhine, Runkelstein Castle, 1395 (Photo: Stiftung Bozner Schlösser/ Fondazione Castelli di Bolzano)

About giants and civilians

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Designing figures of heroes as giants in Gothic art marked the strengthening of urban power, the weakening of religion and the beginning of social mobility
Spin. Illustration: depositphotos.com

To see the light, to think about tomorrow

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A smart device, based on a single atomic layer, which sorts and controls the spin of photons, may lead to the development of next-generation computers
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Please wait patiently

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About the different ways to curb violence that comes from waiting
hunger. Illustration: depositphotos.com

The Hunger Games

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The ability to survive without food is one of the great achievements of our biology - but how does it work?
Artificial evidence. Genetic editing. Photo: depositphotos.com

Teach the computer to see like a human eye

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Does the picture change? Artificial neural networks will have a hard time deciphering it
A cold and polarized shower for biological molecules. Courtesy of the researchers

Do not touch the water

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Scientists use superpolarization of water to greatly improve the performance and possibilities of biomolecular studies combined with nuclear magnetic resonance
The research students Yifat Baruchi and Yotam Mazuz-Harpaz test a measuring device in the laboratory

Light particles, dark particles

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Artificial particles, superfluid and supersolid will be characterized by the flow of electrons with zero friction, at relatively high temperatures
Marriage. Illustration: depositphotos.com

Custom wedding

Against the background of the preference of couples to formalize their relationship and get married without a religious-traditional "stamp".
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Artificial intelligence in the service of cancer medicine

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A technology based on artificial intelligence may quickly and simply decode genetic and molecular information about cancer tumors. On the horizon: personalized medicine for cancer patients
Osteoporosis. Illustration: depositphotos.com

When the bone and muscle weaken together

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Genetic damage can cause osteoporosis and muscle and bone depletion at the same time
The maze that the researchers built. Illustration: Prof. Avi Avital, University of Haifa

Are we born social?

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Micro fluid. Illustration: depositphotos.com

See near, measure far

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A new approach to measuring long distances in large molecules and molecular complexes
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I'm angry, I feel good - about the benefits of consuming content that provokes anger

On the face of it, it seems that the possibility that we intentionally seek content that harms us, is contrary to the research-based hedonistic principle, according to which man strives to avoid pain and maximize pleasure, and therefore would prefer to avoid consuming content that stimulates
Right: Immune clusters in the liver of a mouse containing ILCs, and within them cancer cells (in red). On the left: immune clusters in the liver of a mouse from which ILCs have been removed, and within them cancer cells. The cancer cells thrive more in the mouse liver which contains ILCs

The immune system gets tired - and the cancer spreads

Pools of immune system cells taken from patients and mice with liver cancer and melanoma, partly composed of tired immune cells
The Alzheimer's conundrum. Illustration: depositphotos.com

The balance point - on the way to understanding Alzheimer's disease

Disruption of the activity rate of neural networks is related to the development of Alzheimer's disease
Cancer cells are marked with luminescent detector molecules developed in Prof. Margolis' laboratory

The sunrise of the detector warns of cancer

An advanced molecular structure may detect and report intracellular activity that may cause cancer
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
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