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October 7, 2019

Figure 2 The oxygen-sensing mechanism for which this year's Nobel laureates won is of fundamental importance in physiology, for example, for our metabolism and immune system and for our ability to exercise at variable vigorous levels. Many pathological processes are also affected by this mechanism. Today, many researchers are focusing on developing new drugs that can inhibit or activate the oxygen sensing mechanism, with the aim of improving treatments for anemia, cancer and other diseases. Illustration: Nobel Prize Committee for Medicine

Three researchers who studied how cells sense oxygen levels have won the 2019 Nobel Prize in Medicine

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Stem cells differentiate into neurons and an unsorted stem cell colony. Prof. Yishai Avior, Hebrew University

Fetal stem cells that are used to treat diseases and in research - may contain cancerous mutations

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A 5,000-year-old city discovered near Harish, 2019. Aerial photo, Assaf Peretz

A huge 5,000-year-old Canaanite city with a temple for worship, one of the first and largest in the ancient Near East, was discovered near Harish

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