Here is a video to demonstrate the power of the portable ultrasound device developed in the laboratory of Israel Technion’s Professor Yonina Eldar. (see Feb 2016 newsletter) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ol_qj9i2Jw

US giant Merck has signed a new framework agreement with Israel’s Weizmann Institute to research new solutions in the area of biotechnology and cancer research. Merck has more than 300 employees at four sites throughout Israel. http://www.timesofisrael.com/merck-weizmann-institute-sign-strategic-deal-on-cancer-research/

Researchers at Tel Aviv University have discovered evidence of colon cancer in the mummified remains of an 18th century Hungarian corpse. The mutation of the Adenomatous polyposis coli (APC) gene is the earliest recorded case of colorectal cancer. http://www.foxnews.com/science/2016/02/25/hungarian-mummy-offers-clues-to-cancer-mystery.html http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0147217