Color in the plant kingdom is not merely a joy to the eye. Colored pigments attract pollinating insects, they protect plants against disease, and they confer health benefits and are used in the food and drug industries. A new study conducted at…
The scientific journal Vision Research publishes a study[1] revealing that even people with higher than average visual abilities can improve their near vision with the GlassesOff program. This brain training, based on perceptual learning, and adapted to each and every visual profile, led…
In Jerusalem, the KKL France Israel Today and Tomorrow Mission learned about Jerusalem’s past and how it looks forward into the future. KKL France’s Israel Today and Tomorrow delegation, which spent five days touring the country from November 1st until…
Ocean creatures are known for their weird eyes, but scallops have one of the weirdest visual systems of all. These marine bivalves (above) have up to 200 eyes, and each of them uses a mirror instead of a lens to…
Israeli biotechnology company Kadimastem has received approval from the IRB (Helsinki Committee) of the Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital for the phase I/IIa clinical trial in ALS patients using the cell therapy product developed by the Company. The commencement of the clinical trial is subject…
One of the largest renewable energy projects in the world, the sprawling Negev complex will produce 300 megawatts of clean electricity every day. Four Eiffel Towers could be built with the 28,000 tons of steel being used by Negev Energy…
The first wave of migratory birds was observed in the last few days in the Hula Lake north of the Kinneret where they stop on their way southward. Among other species, one can see pelicans, snake-eagles, ducks, herons, and many…
Coleoid cephalopods, a group encompassing octopuses, squid and cuttlefish, are the most intelligent invertebrates: Octopuses can open jars, squid communicate with their own Morse code and cuttlefish start learning to identify prey when they’re just embryos. In fact, coleoids are the only “animal lineage that…
Doctoral student Tal Gilboa from the Technion receives Clore Fellowship Tal Gilboa, a doctoral student at the Technion Faculty of Biomedical Engineering, will receive the Clore Fellowship for outstanding scientists in November In early November, Tal Gilboa, a doctoral student…
Potential for regenerative medicine and cancer research earns doctoral student Ido Sagi a Kaye Innovation Award Stem cell research holds huge potential for medicine and human health. In particular, human embryonic stem cells (ESCs), with their ability to turn into…
