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Growth of bacterial colonies. Adrian Lange, unsplash.com

How do you create new names for bacteria species that have recently been discovered and will be discovered in the future?

Prof. Mark Phalen from the British Quadram Institute has come up with a solution to the problem, using a new and computerized approach to combine a small group of Latin and Greek roots to create over a million new names for bacterial species, which are "on the shelf", ready to be used at any given moment by the scientists
Courtesy Belgian Journal of Entomology

A new species of wild bee was discovered in Israel by researchers from the Faculty of Agriculture

In many places in the world there is a significant decrease in the variety and abundance of pollinators, such as bees, when one of the main threats to wild pollinators is the loss and change of habitats
widow. Illustration: depositphotos.com

Things that Yoram knows: sick, dying, widow - why women live longer than men

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Judith asks: "Why do women live longer than men?"
Dr. Jacob Nachmias, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem

First clinical data confirm the effectiveness of drugs from the fibrate family against the corona virus

Physical fitness training. Illustration: Illustration: depositphotos.com

First findings of a unique study: Are the gyms closed? The Israelis continue to gain weight

Molds for oil candles over a thousand years old that were discovered in an excavation in Tiberias. Photo: Antiquities Authority

A cache of molds for oil candles was uncovered in an archaeological dig in Tiberias

A rare cache from the early Islamic period was discovered in an excavation on behalf of the Institute of Archeology at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, led by Dr. Oren Gutfeld. Ten molds of oil candles that survived intact, made of clay and decorated with geometric and plant patterns, allow a rare glimpse of working bicycles in ancient times
the implanted marker. From the scientific article

Many women refuse to undergo a mammogram because of the use of a metallic marker - a new study has found a possible solution to the problem

A new Israeli study succeeded for the first time in the world of medicine in developing a biodegradable marker for mammography screening. After a marker was developed from natural and known substances, an experiment was conducted on animals, the results of which were promising - the toxicity of the substance was ruled out, and it disappeared from the animals' bodies within a few months
Dr. Haitam Amal, Head of the Laboratory for Neuro-Omics, Signal Transduction, and Translational Medicine at the Faculty of Medicine at the Hebrew University. Public Photo

Advances in understanding brain aging

Dr. Haytam Amal from the Faculty of Medicine developed an innovative method that will lead to the development of targeted treatments for various neurological disorders
COVID-19 illustration: depositphotos.com

Hebrew University researchers in a recent analysis of the Corona data: "There is still a long time before it will be necessary to talk about a full closure"

Bacteriophages attack bacteria. Illustration: shutterstock

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

Restored buildings originally built in the Middle Ages in the Bavarian town of Dinkelsbuhl. Photo: Illustration: depositphotos.com

How do you renovate and preserve historical buildings and why do you even do it?

There are four methods of renovating and preserving historic buildings, each of which has different benefits for the building, but all of them help ensure that it remains standing firmly, will continue to be a real testimony to the history that took place in and around it, and will even help strengthen the economy in its area
US President Donald Trump downplays the importance of scientific findings regarding global warming in the event of withdrawing from the Paris Agreement. Screenshot from YOUTUBE

Nature: Some of the damage Trump has done to science is irreversible

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The journal Nature conducted a comprehensive investigation on the damage that Trump has caused to science in the four years of his presidency, and on the eve of the 2020 election
Moving. Image by FABIANNE SIBBIO from Pixabay

You will be surprised to find out how moving affects your mental health

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Searching for a cure for Corona. Illustration: shutterstock

In the time of the corona, science must be counted 

Population explosion. Illustration: shutterstock

Exploding! World Population Day

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Getting out of the corona. Illustration from Jumpstory.com

A team of experts from the Technion is developing a simulator for calculated management of the exit from the quarantine

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Dr. Dan Ben-David, director of the Root Institute. Public relations photo

Proposal: A strategy to ensure almost full activity in the economy during future epidemic waves in the coming year

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The economic crisis caused by the corona epidemic. Illustration: shutterstock

The dilemma of getting out of the corona crisis - money or life?

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Things that birds know: why do pigeons bob their heads?

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A glass vessel containing uranium, the uranium content in these glasses (which glow when exposed to ultraviolet light) reached about 25%. (Photo: Raimond Spekking, Wikimedia)

Things that Yoram knows: the clean world of our ancestors

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The coronavirus affects older people at greater rates. Illustration: Image by Tumisu from Pixabay

The elderly are especially at risk because of the way the immune system ages

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Five days at home, two days at work. Illustrations: Sally Neve

Intermittent shutdown

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Dr. Kira Radinsky. Photo: Technion Spokesperson

Israel offers the countries of the world immediate and free access to 100 advanced technologies to aid in the fight against the corona virus

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The Arctic Circle is one of the first to be affected by warming. Photo: Paul Nicklan

The corona epidemic against the warming

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Memorial to President Franklin Delano Roosevelt during the Great Depression in Washington

We are entering a recession because of the corona virus, but what have we learned from previous recessions?

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