Biology

Premature birth may cause lifelong kidney damage, Israeli researchers find

A joint Australian-Israeli study identifies how premature birth disrupts kidney development, potentially leaving babies with a lifelong shortage of vital filtration units.

Doctors at Rambam Hospital use a new method for providing respiratory assistance to premature babies.
Bacteriophage (illustrative)

Scientists use AI to create viruses not found in nature, simultaneously raising alarms, enthusiasm

Employees of the Research Institute for Protective Technologies, Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Protection (WIS) inspect a dummy sample which is contaminated with a substance similar to the chemical weapon Sarin, during a demonstration in Munster October 15, 2013.

Trump administration works to strengthen defenses against potential AI bioattacks - report

Prof. Uri Roll: "The love of nature was already there."

Searching for hope in an age of extinction


Make America Healthy Again failure: How RFK Jr. ignores science, may make Americans sick - opinion

The US is disseminating information that not only won’t make America healthy again; it might make more people sick

Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. waves to the audience after delivering a foreign policy speech at St. Anselm College in Manchester, New Hampshire, U.S., June 20, 2023.

Video von 8 m langer und 200 kg schwerer Grüner Anakonda im Amazonas wird Ihnen den Atem rauben

„Wir haben entdeckt, dass es sich bei den Grünen Anakondas eigentlich um zwei Arten handelt“, verkündete der leitende Forscher.

 Das Video des „Monsters“, einer 8 Meter langen und 200 Kilogramm schweren Grünen Anakonda, die im Amazonas-Regenwald gefunden wurde, wird Ihnen den Atem verschlagen.

Study finds wolves may have self-domesticated into dogs near human settlements

Researchers used mathematical models to show wolves could have turned into dogs by scavenging near human settlements over 15,000 years.

 European wolf Canis Lupus in natural habitat.

Heatwaves could be adding years to your biological age, researchers warn

Long-term heat exposure increases biological age by up to 2.48 years, research shows.

 Tel Aviv beach.

TAU Unbound: Prof. Uri Ben-David is unlocking the secrets of cancer

WATCH: Prof. Ben-David shares the groundbreaking insights regarding cancer biology and treatment strategies.

  Prof. Uri Ben David, Tel Aviv University

TAU Unbound: Can saliva reveal PTSD?

WATCH: The groundbreaking discovery of Prof. (Emerita) Illana Gozes.

  Prof. Illana Gozes

Zika virus turns human skin into a mosquito magnet, enhancing viral spread

Researchers find infected individuals produce more compounds that encourage mosquito bites.

 Zika virus turns human skin into a mosquito magnet, enhancing viral spread. Illustration.

Tal Zaks's Israeli startup targets rare genetic diseases

"This type of gene editing should also allow for the treatment of diseases whose origin is not genetic or whose origin cannot be identified in one particular gene," says founder Zaks

 Illustrative image of scientific research.

The Biological Will is a reflection of hope - opinion

This is our responsibility: to enable continuity, nurture hope, and ensure that the light of life shines brightly, even in the darkest times. 

 A DNA double helix.

Did Donald Trump define all Americans as females in his executive order?

Scientifically, Trump's order puts everyone as women, given as at conception, all fetuses belong to the sex that produces the large reproductive cell.

 Illustration: U.S. President Donald Trump gestures before he speaks at a National Rifle Association (NRA) convention in Dallas