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Israel conducts first test of autonomous flying taxi to curb traffic congestion

The Government also hopes the drones will give Israeli companies a competitive edge

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Israel conducts first test of autonomous flying taxi to curb traffic congestion

Lab technicians work on a process machine to produce CAR-T cells and RNA in the laboratory of French biopharmaceutical company Cellectis in Paris on September 23, 2021. - The human immune system has T lymphocytes to protect itself, which identify and destroy foreign cells. Cellectis develops CAR-T cells, or "chimeric antigen receptor T cells", a genetically engineered T cell for use in immunotherapy. The principle of the new and innovative class of therapy is to retrain the immune system to target a specific disease, such as cancer cells. Cellectis manufactures the RNA molecules in the Paris laboratory, which are then sent to a production site in the USA. After many more operations the RNA is turned into molecular scissors capable of cutting a fragment of DNA in T cells. (Photo by THOMAS COEX / AFP) (Photo by THOMAS COEX/AFP via Getty Images)

Israeli oncologists unveil 'exciting' cancer treatment extending patients' life expectancy in trials

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Meet the Israeli scientist curing cancer with bubbles

Meet the Israeli scientist curing cancer with bubbles

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Obituary: Dr Olga Kennard, OBE

Obituary: Dr Olga Kennard, OBE

By Gloria Tessler

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A woman takes a picture of cherry blossoms on a street near the National Assembly in Seoul on March 31, 2023. (Photo by Jung Yeon-je / AFP) (Photo by JUNG YEON-JE/AFP via Getty Images)

Israeli scientists discover plants ‘cry out’ when stressed

By Tash Mosheim

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Israel to launch first ever space telescope with the help of NASA

Israel to launch first ever space telescope with the help of NASA

By Georgia L Gilholy

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Avocados are displayed in a grocery store in Washington, DC, on June 14, 2022. (Photo by Stefani Reynolds / AFP) (Photo by STEFANI REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)

Israeli startup aims to cure the scourge of too-hard avocados

By Georgia L Gilholy

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Israel is starting to win the battle with cancer

With half of us expected to develop cancer at some point, recent breakthroughs are huge

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February 2, 2023 10:14

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Israeli Nobel professor’s game-changing education project

Dan Shechtman’s kindergarten science initiative is attracting global interest

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January 8, 2023 09:11

The 2011 Nobel Prize laureate in Chemistry Dan Shechtman of Israel poses after a press conference at The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences on December 7, 2011 in Stockholm. AFP PHOTO / JONATHAN NACKSTRAND (Photo credit should read JONATHAN NACKSTRAND/AFP via Getty Images)

From Chasid to inspector of the dead: meet the new Silent Witness super-sleuth

New series of BBC primetime drama will feature a trainee anatomical pathologist portrayed by Jewish actor Alastair Michael

By Karen Glaser

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December 29, 2022 14:34

From Chasid to inspector of the dead: meet the new Silent Witness super-sleuth

Obituary: Mino Green

Inventive scientist whose pioneering work helped develop the lithium battery and the flat-screen TV

By Geoffrey Alderman

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December 29, 2022 14:33

Obituary: Mino Green

The Jew who runs the zoo: Former UK ambassador to Israel on what it's like running London Zoo

Britain’s first Jewish ambassador to Israel has got his dream job in Regent's Park

By Jenni Frazer

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December 15, 2022 13:05

The Jew who runs the zoo: Former UK ambassador to Israel on what it's like running London Zoo

Israeli researchers develop gene-edited hens that could end male chicken slaughter

Billions of male chickens are killed each year as they do not lay eggs

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December 13, 2022 15:32

Israeli researchers develop gene-edited hens that could end male chicken slaughter

Landmark DNA study finds medieval Ashkenazim were surprisingly diverse

Medieval Ashkenazi Jews were an ‘archipelago’ of two or more genetic communities

By Georgia L Gilholy

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December 5, 2022 10:13

A Star of David in a Jewish cemetery

Modigliani’s secrets: The Jewish inspiration behind Johnny Depp's new film

It uses the latest forensic methods to offer new insights into the Italian painter's working methods and materials

By Lucy Daltroff

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December 1, 2022 13:39

circa 1909: Amedeo Modigliani (1884 - 1920), Italian painter and sculptor. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

New book on Einstein is result of one man's fascination with physicist

His leather jacket, the boat with a Yiddish name — the publication offers a fascinating insight into the Nobel Prize winner

By Jenni Frazer

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November 17, 2022 14:53

New book on Einstein is result of one man's fascination with physicist

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