Science and society
- Yoram Soreq
- September 17, 2021
- 5 תגובות
Isn't it more just that a neutral body investigates both sides, collects all the evidence, and in a trial, instead of lawyers speaking on behalf of the prosecution and the defense, give the right to speak to those ordinary people, and then a judge will rule?
- The Hebrew University
- September 16, 2021
A new study based on an analysis of climatic data conducted by researchers at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Columbia University in the USA: "Global warming is expected to cause even more widespread mega-droughts and fires across America, already in the near future"
- The Hebrew University
- September 4, 2021
A new study carried out by researchers from the Hebrew University on two districts with the highest air pollution in Israel, Gush Dan and Haifa, while taking meteorological conditions into account, reveals for the first time the effect of a significant reduction in economic activity on the quality of the environment. The research findings revealed that the maximum relative contribution of the closure to the total change in pollutants was up to 26%, and together with the meteorological conditions up to 47%
- The Hebrew University
- September 3, 2021
The stone weight that was used for trade in Jerusalem about 2,700 years ago weighs more than three times the weight indicated on it, and the researchers believe that it was used by merchants who wanted to cheat in the trading process. The phenomenon of cheating in commerce is also known from the Bible and it appears in several commandments that require you to avoid this act: "You shall not do injustice in the judgment according to weight and sparing; the balances of justice are the stones of justice, what kind of justice and whether there is justice shall be for you" (Leviticus XNUMX, la - lo)
- The Hebrew University
- September 3, 2021
- The Hebrew University
- September 1, 2021
Is there a connection between iron deficiency and anemia and the effectiveness of the corona vaccine and other vaccines? A team of researchers from the world's leading universities claim that yes * The solution is adding iron to food which will also make it possible to combat anemia
- The Hebrew University
- September 1, 2021
In a study conducted on blood samples from patients and those recovering from leukemia, unique sequences were found that control genes that contribute to the spread of the disease. "By investigating these genes we can learn how to prevent the disease from progressing and even develop future drugs to prevent it"
- The Hebrew University
- August 29, 2021
Dr. Shai Sabah from the Faculty of Medicine at the Hebrew University, one of the leaders of the research published in Neuron: "The popular opinion was that each nerve cell functions as an independent entity. In contrast, we now understand that each of the synapses (junctions through which signals pass between cells) functions independently, meaning that each cell has hundreds or thousands of independent synapses
- The Hebrew University
- August 26, 2021
Prof. Ran Natan, from the Department of Ecology, Evolution and Behavior at the Hebrew University, took part in a study published in New Phytologist: "The findings are unique evidence of the role of ocean current systems in shaping the distribution patterns and evolutionary history of plants"
- The Hebrew University
- August 25, 2021
Treating the host and not the bacteria is a breakthrough for the development of innovative and effective treatments that do not cause the development of resistance to antibiotics
- The Hebrew University
- August 24, 2021
A new study, conducted by Hebrew University researchers, examined for the first time whether a deep learning network consisting of layers of point-like artificial cells can accurately simulate the complex structure of a single real biological neuron
- The Hebrew University
- August 24, 2021
The research work was published in the prestigious scientific journal Nature Photonics, which was led by a group of researchers from the Department of Applied Physics and the Center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology at the Hebrew University. "A breakthrough, it's a dream!", the researchers excitedly announced following the findings
- The Hebrew University
- August 20, 2021
- The Hebrew University
- August 19, 2021
- The Hebrew University
- August 17, 2021
Avery Eitan from the Hebrew University, the leader of the study, explains: "The international agreements signed by Israel, as well as the pressure exerted on it by various countries to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by increasing the use of renewable energies, are indeed bearing fruit and actually influencing the Israeli policy discourse on the subject, which tends to neglect issues concerning to adapt to climate change"
- The Hebrew University
- August 16, 2021
Prof. Yigal Aral: "In light of the expected dramatic increase in the production of lead and other toxic metals, we warn of a large-scale health risk, especially in countries where there is no regulation and orderly monitoring of environmental pollution and human poisoning"
- The Hebrew University
- August 13, 2021
A joint announcement by the Hebrew University and the Weizmann Institute.
- The Hebrew University
- August 10, 2021
A pair of female researchers from the Institute of Archeology at the Hebrew University were able to identify, through advanced XNUMXD computational research, a new cultural group that existed in Jerusalem and its surroundings between the conquests of the Assyrian Empire after Sennacherib's campaign and the destruction of the Kingdom of Judah
- The Hebrew University
- August 8, 2021
The findings, according to the research leaders, PhD student Shahar Gebirtzman and Prof. Jay Feinberg from the Rakah Institute of Physics, are the beginning of the answer to the question regarding the existence of earthquakes of different intensities that originate from identical tectonic plates. The research was published in the prestigious journal Nature Physics
- The Hebrew University
- August 3, 2021
Examination of faeces (and movement) of migratory birds, reveals the effect of nutrition on intestinal bacteria. The feeding is of course intended to prevent the birds from raiding the fields
- The Hebrew University
- August 3, 2021
Cases of infection with the Onchocerca lupi worm have been recorded in the past in North America, Europe, Asia and the Middle East and now for the first time in Israel as well. Prof. Bennett: "The fact that the worm was discovered in Israel in a dog that never left the country indicates that there is a cycle of infection with the parasite in Israel, and therefore there is a future danger to humans and other dogs as well"
- The Hebrew University
- August 1, 2021
The research is based on technological breakthroughs of the last decade, which enable the study of human diseases in a personalized model for the patient
- The Hebrew University
- July 29, 2021
The researchers even identified that the genetic closeness indicates a split between the maned rats of today and those found in the Judean desert about 120 thousand years ago
- The Hebrew University
- July 26, 2021
Artificial intelligence can do a lot of things today, but humor has not been its forte, at least until now. Researchers from the Hebrew University were able to teach a computer to identify articles that might have received an Ignoval Prize
- The Hebrew University
- July 26, 2021