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Hebrew University’s Autism Center
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a complex neurodevelopmental disorder occurring in 1% of the global population. It is one of the fastest-growing developmental disorders in the U.S. and affects 1 in 59 children. Almost three years ago, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HU) established Israel’s first university-based autism center. The Autism Center integrates and advances …
Archaeologists find signs of 3,000-year-old oracle cult in ancient Israel
The town of Abel Beth Maacah was known in biblical times as a place for conflict resolution, we may divine from references in scripture. Now archaeologists have found a strange shrine that they think may have been associated with the “wise woman” of the city, mentioned in the bible. But rather than being just a …
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New edition of Sarajevo Haggadah published
The National Museum of Bosnia and Herzegovina recently announced that after two years of dedicated work, they have published a new facsimile of the Sarajevo Haggadah. The Haggadah is one of the oldest Sephardic Haggadahs in the world, originating in Barcelona around 1350. The Museum advised that it was delighted to be the independent publisher …
Is an HIV cure on the immediate horizon?
A major medical breakthrough delivers hope. Researchers believe they are on the cusp of developing a cure for HIV, after a ground-breaking initial human trial of a drug eliminated the virus. A TEAM of medical researchers believes they are on the cusp of developing a cure for HIV, after an initial human clinical trial delivered astounding results. In …
Could Robots Replace Psychologists, Politicians, and Poets?
Speaking at a three-day international conference, “What makes Us Human: From Genes to Machine,” Hebrew University professor and best-selling author, Yuval Noah Harari, discussed the potential to back humans through a combination of advances in computing power, such as artificial intelligence (AI), and in brain science. He further suggested no profession is fully safe from …
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Start-up Says It’s First to Copy Spider’s Silk Spinning Process
Seevix Material Sciences Ltd, a spider silk start-up based in Jerusalem, says it’s the only company to successfully replicate the process of creating spider silk. Real spider silk is strong, incredibly elastic, and able to withstand extreme temperatures. It is also biodegradable and biocompatible. Seevix’s strands are based on 10 years of research from Seevix …
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Meet the New Meat: A Printed Burger
Israeli food tech company Chef-it may soon disrupt the fast food burger industry, according to Chef-it’s co-founder, Hebrew University Professor Oded Shoseyov. The start-up’s secret weapon: cellulose. Chef-it is developing a machine that can instantly “print” a juicy burger from a cartridge containing plant-based proteins, fats, flavour components, and cellulose, a common fibre that can …
Where the Wild Things Are: Scientists Head to the Zoo to Determine if Cell Size Affects Lifespan
Led by Hebrew University’s Yuval Dor, researchers in Israel, Canada, and Germany found that animals with larger pancreatic cells tend to age faster, while those with smaller cells seem to live longer. A chance observation in the lab sparked the researchers’ interest in further examining the pancreatic cell sizes of animals beyond humans and mice. …