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Israel exposed to bioterrorism threats amid severe biosecurity gaps, comptroller reveals

Matanyahu Englman's report also examined the rapidly advancing field of synthetic biology and concluded that Israel has no regulatory framework for overseeing DNA synthesis.

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.
 Blink, but slowly: Study reveals the secret to better communication with your cat.

Ancient DNA upends long-held story of cat domestication

 a wild forest elephant and calves bathe in the marshes of in Bayanga Equatorial Forest, part of the Dzanga Sangha Reserve, the last refuge of forest elephants and Central African gorillas, in south-western Central African Republic.

Dung DNA reveals hidden population of endangered forest elephants, study finds

Leumit Health Services.

GenAI revolution at Leumit: New system automates medical oversight


Israeli-American collaboration aims to crack hidden code of human genome through AI

"AI has the power to unlock the secrets of the human genome and transform health care for billions of people worldwide,” said NVIDIA.

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Scientists discover RNA molecules from a mammoth that went extinct 40,000 years ago

The never-before-seen biological snapshot provides insight into the young mammoth's final moments, expanding our knowledge of creatures that went extinct tens of thousands of years ago.

People in protective suits examine a frozen woolly mammoth from Siberia named "Yuka" during a media preview at the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall in Taipei November 6, 2013.

Oldest RNA recovered from 40,000-year-old woolly mammoth rewrites decay timeline

The RNA extracted from Yuka's muscle tissue is the oldest ever found, twice as old as the previous record from a 14,300-year-old wolf skin, challenging long-held assumptions about RNA's decay rate.

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Channel 4’s new DNA documentary exposes Hitler’s hidden hormonal disorder

Analysis links a PROK2 mutation to Kallmann syndrome, bolstering wartime claims that the dictator had only one testicle.

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Adolf Hitler may have had micropenis, likely had Kallman syndrome, DNA study finds.

Fabric cut from the sofa on which Hitler killed himself contained DNA, which was analyzed to reveal that Hitler likely had a genetic condition that disrupts normal sexual development.

circa 1933: German Dictator, Adolf Hitler addressing a rally in Germany.

Nobel laureate James D. Watson, DNA double helix co-discoverer, dies at 97

The American biologist whose name became synonymous with the discovery of DNA’s double-helical structure, died Thursday.

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TAU researchers develop groundbreaking gene therapy to treat hearing, balance disabilities

“These findings highlight the potential of self-complementary AAVs to reduce dose requirements, minimize toxicity, and broaden clinical use of inner-ear therapies," said the head researcher.

RONI HAHN (left) and Prof. Karen Avraham.

6,300-year-old 'gum' yields DNA clues to Neolithic life

A University of Copenhagen team analysed thirty tar lumps from nine Alpine lake settlements, detecting male DNA on tool adhesives and female DNA on pottery repairs.

6,300-year-old 'gum' yields DNA clues to Neolithic life.

Ancient teeth reveal salmonella and louse-borne fever helped doom Napoleon’s 500,000-man force

Teeth from 13 Grande Armée soldiers in a Vilnius grave give first genetic proof that infections, with famine and cold, helped cause the loss of 300,000 men during Napoleon’s retreat from Russia.

Troops in battle. Illustration.

Death toll from Tennessee munitions blast lowered to 16, sheriff says

Sixteen people were killed in a massive explosion at a Tennessee explosives plant, as investigators work to determine the cause of the deadly blast.

Humphreys County Sheriff Chris Davis speaks to media at Accurate Energetic Systems on October 10, 2025 in McEwen, Tennessee.

Ancient lentils in the canary islands survived 2,000 years, DNA shows

Genetic analysis reveals indigenous cultivation practices and crop continuity dating back to the 3rd century CE.

Lentil plant grown at Fuerteventura.