Credit: Dr. Shani Levy and Hagai Nativ

Haifa U. and Weizmann: The First Atlas for the Cell of Stony (Skeleton-Building) Corals

A joint study by the University of Haifa, the Centre for Genomic Regulation (Barcelona), and the Weizmann Institute have managed to sequence – for...

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CNRS, Weizmann (Israel) and Pasteur: The sea anemone, an animal that hides its complexity well

Despite its apparent simplicity – a tube-like body topped with tentacles –, the sea anemone is actually a highly complex creature. Scientists from the Institut...

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Tel Aviv University: Whole-genome duplication as a key factor in crop domestication

Polyploidy is commonly thought to be associated with the domestication process because of its concurrence with agriculturally favourable traits and because it is widespread...

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Dr. Offer Gerlitz at the Institute for Medical Research Israel-Canada IMRIC), in the Hebrew University’s Faculty of Medicine (Photo: Hebrew U.)

Hebrew U, Shaare Tsedek, Bar-Ilan, Hadassah, Bethlehem University: Discover Genetic Mechanism Essential to Ovary Development

Scientists at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem’s Faculty of Medicine have announced a discovery that is expected to allow doctors to diagnose a disease...

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