reproductive biology
- The Voice of Science website - the Israel National Science Foundation
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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
- The Voice of Science website - the Israel National Science Foundation
Researchers analyze the DNA and hormonal profile of the green turtles to understand their physiology, development and reproduction and ensure their survival
- Haifa University
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Prof. Maron will take up her position in about six months, at which time she will replace Prof. Gur Elroy, who currently serves as rector and will be appointed at the same time as the next president of the University of Haifa
- Avi Blizovsky
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Researchers report new compounds that appear to be able to mimic the physical drive of exercise—at least in rodent cells. This discovery may lead to a new way to treat muscular dystrophy and other medical conditions in people,
- The science service
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The ecological environment was discovered as part of a nature survey conducted by the Society for the Protection of Nature for the Municipality of Modi'in Maccabim Re'ot and financed and accompanied by the Ministry of Environmental Protection
- Tel Aviv University
Researchers have discovered a way to significantly optimize the rooting process in the natural genetic cloning process of plants
- Bar-Ilan University
The research insights of Yulia Rivkin from the Faculty of Life Sciences in Bar-Ilan open up an opportunity for in-depth research into the effect of stress on the nervous system
- Weizmann Institute
Weizmann Institute scientists are challenging a 200-year-old doctrine about the formation of the gland from the secretion of hormones. Their findings may lead to new approaches in the treatment of various medical problems
- Tel Aviv University
Exposure to the sun's UV radiation may have a positive effect on the fertility of women aged 30-40
- Science site The Conversation
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In theory, a male skin cell can be turned into an egg and a female skin cell into a sperm cell. There is also the possibility of a child genetically connected to several parents, or only to one parent
- The Voice of Science website - the Israel National Science Foundation
A research robot discovered a colorful abundance of life at a depth of a kilometer in the sea * Researchers examined how a unique and abundant environment was created, in the depths of the sea, off the coast of Israel
- Angle - a news agency for science and the environment
The etrog is currently at risk due to the rise in global temperatures as part of the climate crisis, and it is possible that the day will come when we will no longer be able to grow etrogs in Israel - for the first time in 2,500 years
- Haifa University
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According to Dr. Motty Charter, the fact that two amateur observers are the ones who identified the raccoon, an endangered species, through watching the YouTube channel Birds Online Charter Group, emphasizes the enormous importance of
- Angle - a news agency for science and the environment
The animal that breaks the laws of nature: a new Israeli study reveals that the colonies of the flower botryll, a unique marine creature, age in their entirety - and then return to being young again. The phenomenon was named "Orshina Rhythm"
- Tel Aviv University
Climate change may lead to the collapse of the population of lizards that are common in the deserts of the Land of Israel
- Angle - a news agency for science and the environment
A Lifetime Achievement Award was awarded as part of the 51st Annual Science and Environment Conference to Prof. Yossi Levia. In a celebratory interview, he talks about his love for the profession, the corals and the researchers who grew up in his laboratory - and also warns:
- Angle - a news agency for science and the environment
A new Israeli study reveals that the desert gorse, a common plant in the country, releases a pungency that prevents many animals from eating it - but gives the bulbul birds a "medicine" that helps them digest its fruits. And: how
- Tel Aviv University
A deadly plague wiped out all the black sea urchins in the Gulf of Eilat within a few months and threatens to collapse the coral reef
- The Voice of Science website - the Israel National Science Foundation
A certain essential protein increases the expression of another protein in cancer cells in the uterus - and this transforms its skin, encourages them to divide and thus contributes to the spread of the tumor
- The Hebrew University
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The unique finding provides insights into understanding the species' resistance to environmental changes that took place during its existence in Ethiopia and emphasizes the urgency of the need for a conservation policy of its ecological environment in light of climate change in the near future and the fact that
- Angle - a news agency for science and the environment
Special for Passover: It turns out that slavery is not limited to humans, and various insects survive and multiply in nature thanks to the "slavery" of other species. So what do an army of small ants and Sparta have in common? What were cow barbers?
- The Voice of Science website - the Israel National Science Foundation
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On aging fish, folding proteins and a new route for the development of medicinal substances
- The Voice of Science website - the Israel National Science Foundation
Tracking social mammals has allowed scientists to understand how they choose a way of behavior that promotes their ability to reproduce
- Tel Aviv University
Each plant and each type of distress has a characteristic, recognizable sound. The sounds of the plants sound like clicks, like popcorn, at a volume similar to human speech but at frequencies above the human hearing range, and they are made
- Avi Blizovsky
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The researchers behind the new study were able to create baby mice with genetic material from two males without any genetic changes. They achieved this by using stem cells to create primordial germ cells (PGCs),
- Angle - a news agency for science and the environment
The decoration of chameleons is not limited to their outer part - and the bones of many of them glow through their skin under ultraviolet light. This way the chameleons never stop surprising with original costumes that can be an inspiration for the holiday
- Tel Aviv University
The new discovery could shed light on the basic mechanisms that control sugar metabolism in other organisms, including humans.
- Weizmann Institute
The research findings illustrate how changing the synapse map may lead to a change in behavior
- Tel Aviv University
The researchers who are trying to save the biblical eagle from extinction in Israel
- Science site The Conversation
- One response
"Instead of wondering if we have too many or too few people, we should ask how we can sustainably meet the needs of the people who are already alive"
- Tel Aviv University
The harmful chemicals can be found in a wide variety of consumer products such as food packaging, toys, medical devices, adhesives and more
- Angle - a news agency for science and the environment
A new French study found that lizards living in France were born "older". It is not about a sequel to "The Amazing Story of Benjamin Button", but about another item on the list of damages from the climate crisis
- The Voice of Science website - the Israel National Science Foundation
A liquid-viscous environment helps the folding of proteins and their proper functioning
- Ehud Amir
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In a symbiotic reorganization, the organism functions much better than its individual cells or parts.
- Science site The Conversation
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Many pregnancies are terminated at the stage when the fetus is implanted in the uterus and begins to develop. The discovery will make it possible to investigate this phase in detail
- Avi Blizovsky
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Alarming findings regarding the future of the Gulf of Eilat: the coral reef in the Gulf of Eilat is having trouble recovering from the damage of the 2020 winter storm, which hit the bay and caused the coral colonies in the reef to break and be covered with sand; Continued decrease in percentage
- Avi Blizovsky
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- The Technion
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The Technion researchers and their colleagues abroad: It is possible that the cellular mechanisms that enable the fusion of the sperm and the egg were created as early as 3 billion years ago in single-celled organisms of the archaea type
- Tel Aviv University
The main factors and processes that affect the state of nature in Israel, as a result of human activity, were published
- Tel Aviv University
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A study found that men who are in the sun eat more
- Tel Aviv University
A new study estimates that there is little basis for the hope that coral reefs at great depth will help the survival of corals in shallow waters
- Tel Aviv University
Is the routine good for us or maybe we are better off without it? And could it be that a new one that we haven't met yet is about to devour all the cards?
- Tel Aviv University
Researchers from Tel Aviv University demonstrated with the help of worms that epigenetic inheritance of sexual attraction can influence the process of evolution
- The Hebrew University
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An article published in the scientific magazine Science, led by Prof. Ran Natan from the Hebrew University, shows how the "Atlas" system and other big data monitoring systems help to research and preserve wildlife in a world where the climate
- The Technion
This week, February 12, we celebrated the birthday of Sir Charles Darwin, one of the most influential figures in the history of science, who was born in 1809. His book 'The Origin of Species', published in 1859, presented a revolutionary answer to one of the basic questions
- Avi Blizovsky
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Groundbreaking research confirms the time of year when an asteroid wiped out the dinosaurs and 75% of life on Earth
- The science service
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In a new study by a team of researchers from the University of Tokyo published in the journal "Current Biology", three different chemical compounds were identified as being responsible for the fruity body odor emitted by the male lemur during the annual breeding season.
- The Hebrew University
It is the fusion between the genetic load of the mitochondrion and the host cell that allowed the development of eukaryotes and the sophisticated multicellular organisms we know today," states the researcher
- The Hebrew University
It turns out that artificial lighting plays a central role in the reproductive processes of poultry. Prolonged exposure to light in a red wave absorbed through the extraretinal receptors while suppressing the activation of retinal photoreceptors has a positive effect on the ability
- Tel Aviv University
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