In my 12th Feb newsletter I reported a method developed at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem for training blind persons to “see sounds” through the use of a sensory substitution device (SSD). Now, eight congenitally blind participants using the system … Continue reading →

Jerusalem’s Shaare Zedek hospital specialises in pre-screening the eggs of IVF patients for genetic diseases. Since its first PGD-IVF birth in 2005, the hospital has helped deliver 200 healthy babies to “at risk” Jewish and Arab mothers. http://www.jewishpress.com/news/israel/shaare-zedek-celebrates-200th-pgd-ivf-birth/2012/05/10/

Ben Gurion University of the Negev is collaborating with the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center to create medical devices for children. Current paediatric devices are inadequate miniaturised adult devices. Israeli skills will develop devices that are tailor-made for children. http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/155861

Scientists were baffled as to the purpose of non-coding RNA. Labelled as “junk DNA”, Dr Noam Shomron of Tel Aviv University has discovered that when infected with a virus, ncRNA gives off biological signals that indicate the presence of an … Continue reading →