The ejection of internal organs, i.e., evisceration, is a well-known phenomenon in sea-cucumbers. We report the ability of a member of the Chordate phyla, the tropical ascidian Polycarpa mytiligera, to eviscerate and regenerate its gut within 12 days, and to rebuild…
One evening sixteen years ago, two young Weizmann Institute scientists – Dr. Daniel Lellouch and the future president of the Weizmann Institute of Science, Prof. Daniel Zajfman – borrowed a telescope from what was then youth activities unit at the…
Scientists at the University of Bonn and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (Israel) have decoded a central signal cascade associated with epileptic seizures. If the researchers blocked a central switch in epileptic mice, the frequency and severity of the seizures…
Polyploidy is commonly thought to be associated with the domestication process because of its concurrence with agriculturally favourable traits and because it is widespread among the major plant crops1,2,3,4. Furthermore, the genetic consequences of polyploidy5,6,7 might have increased the adaptive plasticity…
The international specialist in the convergence of Data and Digital, the Keyrus Group decides to operate under its Keyrus brand in New York City by re-branding its subsidiaries Vision.BI and BIPB together to form Keyrus US. The Keyrus Group announces that it…
Microglia, the resident myeloid cells of the central nervous system, play important roles in life-long brain maintenance and in pathology. Despite their crucial role, their regulatory dynamics during brain development have not been fully elucidated. Genome-wide chromatin and expression profiling…
The time is ripe for a revolution in transportation, for a world free of oil, populated by clean, accessible and efficient means of transportation. Join us at the fourth annual Fuel Choices Summit to explore and exhibit innovation in alternative…
A first: the school of Mikveh Israel, renowned for its expertise, for 150 years, in the field of integration in Israel, in the first 50 years of the creation of the State of Israel, is entering a new stage of…
“Understanding pollution trends and making air quality data actionable with reliable and accurate information has long been a challenge in addressing the global environmental concerns,” said Ziv Lautman, co-founder & chief marketing officer of BreezoMeter. “Our platform addresses these issues…
Guest this Wednesday, July 27 on Good Morning Business, the CEO of this family group, Laurent Burelle, announced that his company was investing in Hydrogen, a new form of energy for the automobile.“As the world leader in fuel tanks, I better get interested in the next energy, not the…