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Israel's very own Jurassic Park for endangered species
January 26, 2012

An Israeli researcher is part of a team that hopes to save endangered species by taking cells frozen decades ago and turning them into viable sperm and eggs.


The drill is an endangered primate species.

Starting in the 1970s, the San Diego Zoo's Institute for Conservation Research starting collecting skin cells of various animals and putting them into deep freeze. While Jurassic Park might always stay science fiction, the notion was that one day the technology would e... Read Full Story [Israel's very own Jurassic Park for endangered species]
Illuminating the Dark Continent with solar power
January 25, 2012

Israeli-designed solar-powered light fixtures are lighting up the moribund nights of Africa, South America and beyond.

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Smarter digs with an archaeology lab
January 16, 2012

Weizmann Institute's unique field lab is part of a ‘microarcheology' approach that puts natural science to work for Israeli archeologists.

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South Carolina woos Israeli innovation
January 08, 2012

A high-level delegation from the southern state came home with 50 specific joint projects already in the works.

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Japan needs to find and nurture its "inner Israeli"
January 04, 2012

Temperamentally Israelis and Japanese are near-polar opposites, but the Japanese could learn much from Israel's 21st century economic success story.

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Did You Know?

January 29, 2012 - Israeli scientists have developed a genetically engineered cleaning solution that makes today's deadly new strains of superbugs resistant to antibiotics. Superbugs are now the leading cause of preventable death in the developed world.
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