science Archives – J-Wire https://www.jwire.com.au/tag/science/ Australia, NZ and worldwide Jewish news that matters Wed, 19 Nov 2025 05:09:55 +0000 en-AU hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 6446428 Protecting the body from age-related decline and disease https://www.jwire.com.au/protecting-the-body-from-age-related-decline-and-disease/ https://www.jwire.com.au/protecting-the-body-from-age-related-decline-and-disease/#respond Wed, 19 Nov 2025 05:09:24 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=174434 Researchers at Bar-Ilan University have discovered how the longevity-associated protein Sirt6 orchestrates a delicate molecular balancing act that protects the body from age-related decline and disease. The new findings, just published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), reveal how Sirt6 preserves health during aging and may pave the way for therapies that […]

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/protecting-the-body-from-age-related-decline-and-disease/feed/ 0 174434 New Israeli tool can predict a person’s age from a speck of DNA https://www.jwire.com.au/new-israeli-tool-can-predict-a-persons-age-from-a-speck-of-dna/ https://www.jwire.com.au/new-israeli-tool-can-predict-a-persons-age-from-a-speck-of-dna/#respond Wed, 16 Jul 2025 06:55:05 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=171124 Israeli scientists have developed a remarkably accurate method to determine a person’s age from just a tiny DNA sample, offering new insight into how time is biologically recorded in a person’s cells, Hebrew University of Jerusalem announced on Tuesday. The breakthrough uses artificial intelligence to analyse changes in DNA at single-molecule resolution, achieving precision that […]

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/new-israeli-tool-can-predict-a-persons-age-from-a-speck-of-dna/feed/ 0 171124 Weizmann Institute of Science joins Giant Magellan Telescope https://www.jwire.com.au/weizmann-institute-of-science-joins-giant-magellan-telescope/ https://www.jwire.com.au/weizmann-institute-of-science-joins-giant-magellan-telescope/#respond Mon, 25 Oct 2021 03:45:25 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=130493 Recently, the GMTO Corporation welcomed the Weizmann Institute of Science into its international consortium of distinguished universities and research institutions building the Giant Magellan Telescope.

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/weizmann-institute-of-science-joins-giant-magellan-telescope/feed/ 0 130493 Israeli scientists develop two atoms thick tech – world’s thinnest https://www.jwire.com.au/israeli-scientists-develop-two-atoms-thick-tech-worlds-thinnest/ https://www.jwire.com.au/israeli-scientists-develop-two-atoms-thick-tech-worlds-thinnest/#respond Thu, 01 Jul 2021 07:22:37 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=126510 Researchers from Tel Aviv University have engineered the world’s tiniest technology, with a thickness of only two atoms.

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/israeli-scientists-develop-two-atoms-thick-tech-worlds-thinnest/feed/ 0 126510 Israeli startup to produce oxygen from lunar soil https://www.jwire.com.au/israeli-startup-to-produce-oxygen-from-lunar-soil/ https://www.jwire.com.au/israeli-startup-to-produce-oxygen-from-lunar-soil/#respond Tue, 27 Apr 2021 04:35:37 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=123668 An Israeli startup has developed technology to produce oxygen from the lunar soil.

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/israeli-startup-to-produce-oxygen-from-lunar-soil/feed/ 0 123668 Get ready for a new Periodic Table https://www.jwire.com.au/get-ready-for-a-new-periodic-table/ https://www.jwire.com.au/get-ready-for-a-new-periodic-table/#respond Tue, 17 Dec 2019 04:24:28 +0000 http://www.jwire.com.au/?p=106854 Researchers at Hebrew University Combine Quantum Dot “Atoms” and Create New “Molecules”

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/get-ready-for-a-new-periodic-table/feed/ 0 106854 Forget Black Friday, it’s Breakthrough Thursday! https://www.jwire.com.au/forget-black-friday-its-breakthrough-thursday/ https://www.jwire.com.au/forget-black-friday-its-breakthrough-thursday/#respond Thu, 28 Nov 2019 21:16:27 +0000 http://www.jwire.com.au/?p=106099 Hebrew University is a finalist for Science Magazine’s 2019 Breakthrough of the Year

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/forget-black-friday-its-breakthrough-thursday/feed/ 0 106099 Victoria links with Israel in science and technology https://www.jwire.com.au/victoria-links-with-israel-in-science-and-technology/ https://www.jwire.com.au/victoria-links-with-israel-in-science-and-technology/#respond Tue, 21 May 2013 09:57:07 +0000 http://www.jwire.com.au/?p=34540 Minister for Innovation, Services and Small Business Louise Asher today announced a new program to connect Victorian science and technology companies with their counterparts in Israel to develop innovative R&D projects.

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