Israeli Scientists Decipher Genetic Code of Parasite That Endangers 70 Million Africans
An international research group that includes Israeli scientists has deciphered genetic code – its sequence and genome structure – of the deadly parasite Trypanosoma brucei that causes sleeping sickness in sub-Saharan Africa. The discovery could lead to the development of treatments to protect people from it.
Haifa and Atlanta Advance Israeli Medical Technology
A promising partnership between Israel’s Rambam Medical Center and and the Global Center for Medical Innovation (GCMI) at Georgia’s Institute of Technology in the US will make it possible for Israeli scientists to produce and sell new medical technology better and faster. The two sides agreed to set up a medical technology incubator for Israeli-based companies in Atlanta.
Intel and Haifa’s Technion Join Forces to Help Machines Think Like Humans
Machines have for centuries worked for humankind, but can they also think for us? It seems they can, and this amazing but potentially frightening development is called artificial (or machine) intelligence (AI). Unlike natural human or animal intelligence, AI devices survey their surroundings and take aim at a target, imitating human learning, problem solving and carrying out other types of cognitive functions.
Archaeologists Discover Ancient Israel Flowing with Milk and Honey… And Beer
A Stanford University-led study of three 13,000-year-old stone mortars discovered near a graveyard site called the Raqefet Cave, in the Carmel Mountains near Haifa, identified ancient beer residue that is believed to be between 11,700 to 13,700 years old. The mortars are attributed to Natufians, a semi-nomadic group of people who lived in the Levant between the Paleolithic and Neolithic periods.
Penance for Others’ Violence, Haifa Man Presents Cakes to Hospital Staff
Sixty-four-year-old Haifa resident Rafi Elazari had done nothing wrong, but he wanted to do penance – for the minority of Israelis who have been guilty of verbal and even physical violence in medical facilities.
Can Pomegranate Juice Reduce Brain Damage in Fetuses?
The pomegranate is one of the most-mentioned fruits in the Bible. It is one of the seven species that are abundant in the Land of Israel, and the High Priest’s robes had golden pomegranates hung around the hem.
Can Medicine Bring Israelis and Palestinians Together?
It is an irony of the Middle East. At the same time that Gaza terrorists send burning balloons and kites and have – for now – stopped hurling rockets and missiles at southern Israel, Israeli and Palestinian physicians are collaborating at Haifa’s Rambam Medical Center. Medicine and caring for the sick it seems, can bring enemies together.
The Nose Knows
A biochemical engineer from Israel used special sensors combined in his “Nano-Electric Nose” to reach a diagnostic accuracy rate of 86 percent!
What do Wine, Snails and a Biblical Color Have to do With one Another?
A winery just north of Jerusalem designed a limited edition vintage wine label in honor of an upcoming exhibit on the blue-dye of ‘Tekhelet.
Trump Officials Expected to See Inauguration of Square in Front of US Embassy
The decision to grant the new name to the square was actually made a year ago by Jerusalem’s Names Committee and well before Trump’s announcement on moving the US embassy to the Israeli capital.
