Monthly Archives: February 2013

Visit the Land of the Biblical Heroes

Posted on February 24, 2013

A multimedia visitors’ center has been built at Tel Shiloh – site of the Sanctuary (Mishkan) before King David brought it to Jerusalem. The centre opens during Passover, projecting movies onto transparent windows inside a tower that looks out onto … Continue reading →

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“Bad behavior” causes flare-ups in the gut

Posted on February 24, 2013

Scientists at Israel’s Weizmann Institute have discovered a pseudo-education system in the colon. Newly arrived monocytes are taught how to maintain a healthy balance in the gut by resident immune cells. But if you get an infection or eat the … Continue reading →

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Get smart – boost your immune system

Posted on February 24, 2013

Weizmann Institute graduate Prof Jonathan Kipnis has discovered that the T-cells that fight infections also govern intelligence. Mice without T-Cells cannot perform simple tests, but perform normally when their T-Cells are restored. Kipnis got the idea from his Weizmann advisor. … Continue reading →

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The secret to a good relationship

Posted on February 24, 2013

Bar-Ilan University’s Psychology Professor Ruth Feldman found couples that stay together have higher levels of oxytocin in their blood when they first pair up than couples that ultimately break up. Prof Feldman spent years studying the hormone’s role in the … Continue reading →

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Nano-genetic diagnostics

Posted on February 24, 2013

Imagine a microscopic device injected into your body that searches for genetic malfunctions in your cells. If it finds any, it emits a green light to highlight the diagnosis. Weizmann Institute scientists have developed such a device – and are … Continue reading →

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A way to treat aggressive cancers

Posted on February 24, 2013

Current medication for breast cancer targets receptors in the tumors. But one in six tumors have no receptors and are difficult to treat. Now, a team of 11 Weizmann scientists has found a combination of two antibodies that mount a … Continue reading →

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Israeli robots are ideal for China

Posted on February 24, 2013

The world’s largest economy has a shortage of workers, due to its one child per family policy. Israel’s small but advanced robot industry has a big chance to grow, by building robots for China, which is set to become the … Continue reading →

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Israeli world record pepper

Posted on February 24, 2013

A green bell pepper dubbed “Godzilla” has won a place in the Guinness Book of World Records. Grown in brackish water with natural pesticides by the company Yofi Shel Yerakot (Beauty of Vegetables) of Moshav Ein Yahav in the northern … Continue reading →

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“Israel is contrary to nature”

Posted on February 24, 2013

So said Shimon Peres in the latest KKL-JNF video, which explains how Israel is able to turn the arid wastes of the Negev desert into fertile soil for agriculture. It turns one drop of water into five drops of water. … Continue reading →

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Natural anti-freeze

Posted on February 24, 2013

A team of Israeli, American and Canadian scientists has unraveled the workings of anti-freeze proteins that allow animals, plants, fish and microorganisms to exist in cold climates. The discovery can help improve food and medicine production around the world. http://www.jpost.com/Sci-Tech/Article.aspx?id=303587

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