In contrast to Iran’s destructive ambitions
and manipulative nuclear activities, Israelis are working from the microscopic
to the atomic level, in order to develop vital medical treatments and
life-enhancing technology.
Knowledge of the minute interactions in the
brain will lead to the next medical breakthrough. So it is timely that Canada has just
announced a multi-million program to fund joint Canadian-Israeli neuroscience research
projects. Staying inside the brain, Israeli
biotech Pharma Two B has announced positive results in its trials of P2B001 for
the treatment of early stage Parkinson’s disease.
Hardly a week goes by without an Israeli
breakthrough with tiny
stem cells. Weizmann Institute
scientists have used embryonic stem cells in clinical tests to repair
damaged lung tissue and help alleviate chronic
respiratory disease. And
Israelis such as Tel Aviv University Professor Udi Qimron are at the forefront of
exciting antibiotic research using bacterial viruses (phages). Professor Qimron has published how phages
transfer "edited"
DNA into resistant bacteria to kill
off resistant strains and make others more sensitive to antibiotics. And if you are worried that your dog has an
infection, the PCRun molecular
detection test kits from Israel’s Biogal Galed Labs will diagnose it in
75 minutes instead of previously several days.
Researchers from Tel Aviv University and
Israeli medical centers have developed a groundbreaking method for sealing the
incisions in the eye following cornea transplant surgery. They used tiny silver
halide optical fibers to deliver an infrared laser beam at the precise
temperature needed to bond the tissue.
And scientists at Israel’s Technion have injected the heart with light-stimulated
genes and used pulses of light to regulate the heart, just like a
mechanical pacemaker. But the most
fascinating microscopic device could be the implanted
microchip being developed jointly by Israel’s Teva and US firm
Microchips Biotech that will deliver
Teva-made treatments direct to patients. The technology avoids having to measure out
meds or to even to remember to take them - perfect for the elderly and forgetful.
We now launch into the world of water,
where Israeli micro-biological technology has the potential to save half of the
planet from drought. Israeli startup Ayyeka
has developed a unique water chemical
pollutant monitoring kit that is being piloted in Israel. And H2energy Now is the first Israeli startup
to be invited to the European Union-sponsored Alpine High-tech Venture Forum. H2energy’s technology uses radio waves to break
the hydrogen-oxygen bond in salt water.
The hydrogen produced is a source of clean energy. And it is definitely worth watching this video featuring
Israel’s Netafim and its drip irrigation system that is globally transforming
unproductive land into flourishing agricultural centers.
Israel’s Adama has just received Israeli
approval to market NIMITZ, a low-toxic,
eco-safe chemical to control nematodes, one of the most destructive and
problematic pests in agriculture. Meanwhile,
toxic pesticides in the rice fields have devastated Japan’s bee
population. Which is why Israel’s Bio
Bee, at Kibbutz Sde Eliyahu, is exporting
bumblebees in spacious hives, each with an impregnated queen bee and 50
worker bees.
Israel’s Phytech has developed its Plantbeat
sensors to measure how healthy a plant is and what to do to improve
it. Phytech is to sell its PlantBeat alert
system to farmers in North and South America.
And if you want to know the fundamental
constituents of any food item, you will be pleased to hear that, after
4 years of development, the new SCIO scanners from Israel’s Consumer Physics
are now being shipped to customers.
Finally, there is likely to be the usual “nuclear reaction” by the Palestinian Authority leadership as they try to deny more evidence of historical Jewish existence in the Jewish State, following the discovery by the Shimshoni family of a perfectly-preserved 2,000-year-old Jewish ritual bath (mikvah) directly under the living room floor of their Jerusalem home.
Explosive stuff,
no?
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