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Wednesday, Sep 16, 2020

COMING SOON TO A CIRCUIT NEAR YOU: Hebrew University Inches Closer to Harnessing DNA Molecules for Disease Detection and Electronics

Electron microscope showing electrodes with a single DNA molecule. Right image shows molecule (see the nanoparticles circled by a red ellipses), on the left without a molecule. Credit:Hebrew University We all know that DNA molecules express heredity through genetic information. However,...

Alfred Landecker Foundation Announces $13 Million Dollar Grant to Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Largest-Ever German-Israeli Academic Grant to Promote Research on Human Rights and Minority Protection in Age of Rising Nationalism and Authoritarianism The Alfred Landecker Foundation has awarded the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HU) a $13 million USD grant to fund academic initiatives that...

New Hebrew University Research Finds Tobacco Companies Exploit Legal Loopholes to get New Generation of Israeli Teens Addicted to Cigarettes

Researchers from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HU) find tobacco companies are exploiting legal loopholes “to create a new generation of people who are addicted to cigarettes.” Their findings coincide with the Knesset’s Labor, Welfare and Health Committee upcoming meeting...