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The dynamic naphthols create structural complexity, and enable the development of more diverse ecosystems. Photo: kees streefkerk – unsplash

Rivers reroute

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Changes in the route of rivers will become more and more common in the coming years, following the rise in sea level caused by global climate change. This process may cause more flooding along the rivers, even in areas that did not suffer from them in the past
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How will you defend against smart home device attacks?

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According to a new study published in the journal Computers & Security, the ability to launch cyber attacks (DDoS) through a bot network is growing at an increased rate and is a real risk to every person with a smart device and also to the providers of communication services, whose infrastructures may be compromised
The threat of the corona virus. Illustration: Image by Syaibatul Hamdi from Pixabay

Worrying signs of increased mortality from corona in September, beyond what was expected

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It is possible that the ineffectiveness (of the quarantine) is due to infection at home, but it will certainly require an extension of the quarantine to obtain a satisfactory effect," the researchers note in the report
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Highly effective coronavirus antibodies identified will form the basis of a passive COVID-19 vaccine

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A vial of Jensen's COVID-19 vaccine currently in extensive clinical research in the US. Credit: Johnson & Johnson's Jensen Pharmaceuticals

A fourth clinical trial of a corona vaccine begins in the United States

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This is a vaccine based on Jensen's Ebola vaccine. "Four vaccines in clinical trials is an unprecedented achievement by the scientific community made possible by decades of advances in vaccine technology and a coordinated strategic approach between government, industry and academia," said NIAID Director Anthony Fauci.
Members of the Israeli team for the 2020 Math Olympiad. Public relations photo

All six members of the Israeli delegation to the Math Olympiad won medals

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The team was led by Dan Karmon and the head coach is Lev Radzivilovski who recently won a gold medal in the mathematics Olympiad for students. This year, because of the corona virus, the Olympiad was postponed from July to September and took place in the digital space
The smallpox epidemic arrived in Mexico by the Spanish expedition led by Papino de Narvaez and spread throughout the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan in the late 16s. Photo: shutterstock

How the modern world was shaped by plagues 500 years ago

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Epidemics of virgin soil - ones that the local inhabitants had not yet encountered - wiped out most of the native populations in America. The lack of local labor made it necessary to import slaves. This established the supremacy of Europe. Is it possible that if the natives had survived, the distribution of power would have been different?
The corona virus harms health. Illustration: Image by Hatice EROL from Pixabay

Carriers of the PiZ and PiS mutations - at high risk of severe morbidity and mortality from corona

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In a conversation with the Hiden site, Prof. David Gurevich, co-author of the article, explains that the gene in question causes serious lung diseases in the homozygous state, but few studies have been conducted in the heterozygous state. The researchers suggest conducting an epidemic genetic survey to locate the carriers and isolate them
The corona virus. Transmitted through secretions from the body such as sneezing. Image by mohamed Hassan from Pixabay

What will happen if we let everyone get infected with Corona?

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The closure caused a structural change in the areas of stress and anxiety in the brain

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This is according to a study by Tel Aviv University. Before and after the first lockdown, the researchers scanned the brains of 50 healthy subjects in their 30s who had not contracted the corona virus. The results indicate an increase, among other things, in the volume of the amygdala - an area of ​​the brain responsible for emotional regulation
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The Innovation Authority: Associations and Tracks: Biochips, Natural Language Processing and Bio-Convergence

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The Innovation Authority has recently accelerated the issuance of the calling voices intended for academia and the high-tech industry. Here is what they published last month:
Image: This map includes the probability of wildfires in California's Northern Coast Mountains as published in a UC DAVIS study, with September 2020 wildfire extents shown for comparison.

The fires in California have worsened 4.5 times in 40 years

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The study, published in the journal Environmental Research Letters, shows that the drought of 2012-2016 nearly quadrupled the area severely burned, compared to the relatively cool drought of 1987-1992. This is certainly a result of the man-made climate crisis.
Uploading the Dragon capsule to the rescue ship. October 2, 2020, time 22:16 p.m. Screenshot from NASA TV

The year America returned to space

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A bacteriophage (upper right) penetrates a bacterial cell (center of the picture). Bacteria have highly sophisticated immune systems specially prepared to fight viruses

Antivirals discovered in bacteria may be used as drugs for viral diseases

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These days, the ability of these substances to fight viruses that harm humans, including the flu and corona viruses, is being tested
Science Minister Yizhar Shay shows the agreement to the science ministers who participated in the conference, via zoom. Photo: Spokesperson of the Ministry of Science

Israel leads global cooperation in the field of corona research

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The international declaration on cooperation was signed today as part of the World Science Ministers' Conference initiated by the Ministry of Science and Technology
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The Corona: a research grant from Google to Uni' Tel Aviv, which also won a tender for testing in the IDF

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The virtual signature stand. The President of the Weizmann Institute, Prof. Alon Chen, and the Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology of the United Arab Emirates, Dr. Sultan Ahmed Al-Jaber

The Weizmann Institute and Mohammed Bin Zayed University in the United Arab Emirates signed a collaboration in the field of artificial intelligence

The academic cooperation is made possible thanks to the normalization agreement between Israel and the United Arab Emirates that will be signed this week in Washington, USA, and the relationship between the two institutions was created with the assistance of the Intelligence and Special Operations Agency and its chairman
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Israel hosts a conference of world ministers of science: "International efforts in the fight against Corona: from research to implementation"

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The conference, initiated by the Minister of Science and Technology Yizhar Shay, will be held tomorrow, 15/9 and will be broadcast live
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Research: Tobacco companies exploit every possible loophole in the law to get teenagers addicted

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. Dr. Yael Bar-Zev from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, one of the leaders of the study: "The tobacco and smoking companies will not be deterred by any means. The Health Minister's report proves that Israel has run out of resources in dealing with smoking, as the proportion of smokers has remained stable for about a decade."
the civil war in Syria. Illustration: shutterstock

The hidden crisis shaping the Middle East

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Corona virus. Illustration from jumpstory

Israeli scientists have identified 23 new protein sequences in Corona * 3M contributed to the development of a vaccine at Tel Aviv University

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Scientists at the Weizmann Institute of Science and the Institute for Biological Research mapped the protein production profile of the coronavirus and identified 23 new protein sequences. Their findings may help develop drugs, vaccines and better tests for detecting corona*
DNA DNA. Illustration: Image by LaCasadeGoethe from Pixabay

International research: where exactly does the electric current pass in the DNA molecule?

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A study published in Nature Nanotechnology led by Prof. Danny Porat of the Hebrew University demonstrated for the first time the conduction of a significant electric current over a long distance in DNA molecules. The discovery is currently used as a basis for the development of a detector that can sensitively and quickly detect cancer markers and even the corona virus
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The connection between the flu vaccine in pregnancy and autism in the offspring has been ruled out

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A flu vaccine during pregnancy protects the children and women from illness, but does it also have long-term risks? A decade-long follow-up study refutes this.
A protester near the European Union offices in Brussels, 27/6/2020. A green demonstration in the shadow of the corona. Photo: shutterstock

Three thoughts on climate change - in the light of the corona virus

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The Corona epidemic in Israel. Image: Shutterstock

The sharp increase in the number of people infected with Corona indicates a departure from stability

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This is according to a study by a team of researchers from the Hebrew University and Hadassah who recommend vigorous action
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