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Using artificial intelligence to decipher ancient texts. The image was prepared by DALEE and is for illustrative purposes only and should not be considered a scientific image

Artificial intelligence will restore ancient Jewish texts

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Students in the fourth year of the Department of Software and Information Systems Engineering at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev decided to produce an up-to-date answer to the ancient writings and under the guidance of Prof. Mark Lest, developed an artificial intelligence system that completes the missing sections in the ancient texts
Illustration: Prof. Shira Knafo using artificial intelligence

The mechanism that dramatically links anxiety and testosterone has been discovered

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Krim suggests a close link between low levels of testosterone and anxiety disorder, although the exact nature of this relationship remains unclear. Clinical evidence suggests the potential of testosterone in alleviating anxiety and depression, especially in men with low testosterone.
Autonomous cars have to decide who to hit in an emergency. Figure courtesy of the researchers

Who is to blame for an accident involving an autonomous vehicle?

Researchers have found that the action of a "driver" in an autonomous vehicle is accepted with more forgiveness than the action of a driver in a regular vehicle
Fairy circles in the Namibrand Reserve in Namibia in the rainy season. The average diameter of the circles is about six meters. Photo: Dr. Stefan Getzin

The fairy circles - how the plants' coping with the dryness led to this phenomenon

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Researchers from Ben Gurion University offer an innovative explanation for this unique behavior of the fairy circles phenomenon: a combination of phenotypic adaptation at the level of the individual plant, by deepening the roots of the plants into more moist soil layers, and of self-organization in space at the population level
Ancient medicines. Illustration: depositphotos.com

Blessed is the believer - on the roots of modern medicine

Why did the Hippocratic doctors use a dangerous method of purification for centuries to cure diseases?
The Mount Miron celebrations in 1890.

Between the biblical consciousness and the Mishna consciousness - the National Science Foundation

Traditional religiosity and Kabbalistic ideas: Safed of the 16th century offers an alternative model of Jewish existence in the Land of Israel
drone. Illustration: depositphotos.com

the flight of the drone

Researchers have developed algorithms based on game theory, through which robotic systems such as drones or autonomous cars can make informed decisions and operate efficiently
David Ben Gurion. Photo: Knesset website

The political thought of David Ben-Gurion

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A new book examines the views of the country's founding father
DALEE 2's interpretation of the matter of floating anti-matter atoms.

For the first time, the free fall of antihydrogen atoms was measured and the effect of gravity on antimatter was discovered

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"This is the first measurement ever made of the free fall of antimatter (antihydrogen) atoms that directly shows that they really fall down," explained Prof. Eli Sharid from the Physics Department at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, the member of the ALPHA collaboration group
food waste Illustration: depositphotos.com

Save food, save the world

The cooperative economy tries to provide an answer to the loss of food
The internal structure of an animal cell. Illustration: depositphotos.com

On bacteria and economy - the National Science Foundation

An examination of known growth laws that were discovered recently, led to the discovery of new growth laws
Journalists at Milan Fashion Week. Illustration: depositphotos.com

Required: Expertise

True, our health reporter is not a doctor, and the science reporter probably didn't study astrophysics at the Technion. Still, after years of coverage, they've learned something. What exactly?
Smoking rehab. Illustration: depositphotos.com

at the top of their concerns

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Significant progress towards personalized medicine in the field of psychiatry, with the help of a helmet that induces electromagnetic stimulation of the brain.
Different species of foraminifera. Illustration: depositphotos.com

The marine microorganisms that indicate climate change

What makes foraminifera species sensitive to heat?
The white cells in the shrimp tail. Photo: Ben Gurion University

The shrimp redefines the laws of optics

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The shrimp has a particularly bright white color on its back and limbs that are intended to attract fish, which it 'cleanses' of pests it feeds on. An in-depth examination of the white substance using special electron microscopes revealed that the substance consists of an incredibly thin layer of very dense nanospheres (spheres of very tiny diameter)
An amphibious robot that swims with the fish. Photo: Yoad Guetta and the Biorobotics Laboratory at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

The unique robot that swims with the fish

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At the Biorobotics Laboratory of the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev under the direction of Dr. David Zaruk, they presented the AmphiSAW robot, which draws inspiration from the worlds of biology and nature and is friendly to fish and the environment. It works both in water and on land, is used to feed fish and monitor their condition, and assists in rescues in disaster areas and more
Link to the figure with a diagram showing the pathophysiological changes of Alzheimer's disease which the VBIT-4 molecule prevents by binding to the VDAC1 protein

A new approach to treating Alzheimer's

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The research carried out at Ben Gurion University focused on the VDAC1 protein that controls mitochondrial activity and controls cell life and death
A wombat survives a forest fire in Australia. Illustration: depositphotos.com

Extreme climatic events are no longer rare. The result: a real threat to the animal world

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Climate change and its devastating impact are well known. However, in the last two years we are increasingly witnessing the threatening consequences of extreme climatic events, as was the case last summer in England when a temperature of 40 degrees was measured for the first time. The situation will only get worse and accelerate the extinction of many living creatures, says Prof. Uri Roll, one of the leaders of the research
Corona vaccines for the elderly. Image: depositphotos.com

The fourth vaccine against the corona virus reduces the risk of mortality in the elderly by 72%

This is according to a study by Tel Aviv University, Ben Gurion University and the Ministry of Health, which included 40,000 residents in the "Protection of Fathers and Mothers" program
Dr. Gad Vatin. Photo: Danny Machlis, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev:

Improving motor and cognitive abilities for rare syndrome patients

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AHDS patients are unable to walk or sit independently and do not even develop the ability to speak. So far, about 300 patients have been diagnosed in the world, however, due to being a rare syndrome that was recently identified, it can be estimated that the number of patients in the world is greater than this number.
Interaction and contact with the outside world. Illustration: depositphotos.com 2011.

sense of touch

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A powerful combination of engineering, artificial intelligence and brain research may lead to a new era in medicine
The galaxy cluster RXCJ0600-2007 imaged by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, combined with gravitational lensing images of the distant galaxy RXCJ0600-z6, 12.4 billion light-years away, observed by ALMA (shown in red). Due to the gravitational lensing effect of the galaxy cluster, the image of RXCJ0600-z6 has been intensified and magnified, appearing to be divided into three or more parts. Credit: ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO), Fujimoto et al., NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope

Infant galaxy in the early universe discovered with the help of a "cosmic telescope"

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Solar flare - the emitted neutrino crosses the Earth. . Image: depositphotos.com

Does the geological clock based on the half-life of radioactive materials need to be recalibrated?

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Are events in the distant past, such as the extinction of the dinosaurs, about ten percent closer in time to us? And how does it relate to solar flares? This is according to ongoing research by a group headed by Prof. Yitzhak Orion from Ben Gurion University. In an interview with the Hidan site, Prof. Orion also explains the role of the neutrino particle in the phenomenon
neurological diseases. Illustration: shutterstock

A new mechanism for the development of Alzheimer's and Parkinson's

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Prof. Dan Bloomberg, Dr. Shamrit Meman and Dr. Shirish Ravan Komar, partner from the UN Headquarters in Vienna. Photo: SoYoung Chang.

The UN and the UN of BJ will establish a regional support office to manage emergency situations from space

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Prof. Dan Blumberg, Ben-Gurion University's Vice President for Regional and Industrial Development: "Our ability to observe the Earth from space and quickly analyze complex damage is well used around the world and reduces the damage of disasters such as earthquakes, tsunamis, droughts and more"
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