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A locust’s ear integrated into a technological system to allow a robot to hear. Photo courtesy of Tel Aviv University

In tech first, robot uses dead locust’s ear to hear

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In a scientific breakthrough, Israeli researchers have for the first time succeeded in using a locust ear as a robot’s sensor. The result: a robot that moves forward when you clap once and back when...
An illustrative photo of a patient receiving a measles vaccine in Israel. Credit: Miriam Alster/Flash90.

US biotech firm: Human trials for COVID-19 vaccine could be held in Israel

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The CEO of a U.S. biotech firm with which Israel has reportedly signed a non-binding agreement for the provision of a COVID-19 vaccine said on Sunday that Phase III clinical trials for the vaccine...
Technicians carry out a diagnostic test for coronavirus in a lab at the Rambam Hospital in Haifa, on March 30, 2020. Photo by Yossi Aloni/Flash90.

Israel to give $60 million to COVID-19 vaccine research

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Monday that the Israeli government will provide $60 million towards efforts to develop a COVID-19 vaccine. Netanyahu announced the pledge in a pre-recorded video during a European Commission-hosted virtual marathon...
Rabin Medical Center in Petach Tikvah, Israel. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Israeli biotech company starts clinical trials of CBD-steroid treatment for virus

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The Israel-based biotech company Stero Biotechs has started a small-scale clinical trial at Rabin Medical Center’s Golda Hasharon Campus in Petach Tikvah on the effects of a steroid-Cannabidiol (CBD) treatment on hospitalized COVID-19 patients. “Steroid...
U.S. Congress. Credit: Pixabay.

Senators push for boost in medical, technological US-Israel cooperation

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Sens. Chris Coons (D-Del.) and Ted Cruz (R-Texas) announced on Thursday that they will seek to appropriate $12 million in upcoming legislation to enhance partnerships between companies in the United States and Israel to...