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Blood, ashes, and heroes: Inside the gut-wrenching reality of Israel's darkest day

11.12.23|Ariela Karmel
The two-month long process to recover and identify the bodies of Hamas’ victims on October 7 has involved a multi-pronged national effort that includes volunteers from ZAKA, archaeologists and forensic analysts who have spent their days doing this, at times, dangerous, exhausting, sometimes tedious, and always painful but essential work. CTech spoke with three volunteers about their experiences over the last two months.
מטה אילומינה סן דייגו קליפורניה ריצוף DNA

DNA sequencing giant Illumina to establish Center of Excellence in Israel

28.02.22|Meir Orbach
Illumina’s presence in Tel Aviv will focus on AI-driven interpretation technology
קורונה מעבדה של קופת חולים מכבי ב רחובות

Israeli company developing 75-minute Covid-19 test kit

09.07.20|Meir Orbach
The target audience of this kit is airports, sports arenas, entertainment venues and others, with the quick screening aimed at making gatherings of large crowds more feasible during the pandemic
צביקה אורון ויולה ונצ'רס

Viola Ventures is Seeking Technologies that Combine AI and Fundamental Scientific Disciplines

02.06.20|Allon Sinai
After investing in Immunai, Zvika Orron is hungry for more of the same formula
נגיף וירוס קורונה סין הונג קונג

Could–and Should–Rapid DNA Testing Be Used to Curb the Spread of Coronavirus?

07.02.20|Dov Greenbaum
Genetic testing of travelers to detect coronavirus RNA could prove more efficient than quarantine, but it raises concerns about privacy
חיילים אמריקאים באפגניסטאן

From the U.S. Army to Marriage in Israel: the Legal Status of DNA Testing Kits

10.01.20|Dov Greenbaum
Genetic testing has always been somewhat controversial, raising privacy concerns as well as potentially damaging psychological and legal effects
הדמיה די אן איי DNA

Dating, Doping, and Baby Yoda: DNA Research Opens Up New Doors

20.12.19|Dov Greenbaum
DNA has been proven effective in crime-fighting and injury prevention; researchers are now expanding its potential beyond the realms of biological life forms
פנאי מימין: בריאן ניק איי.ג'יי האווי ו קווין בקסטריט בויז

Backstreet Boy AJ Is 6.8% Ashkenazi Jewish, Says Israeli DNA Tester MyHeritage

29.08.19|Adi Pick
Earlier this year, the company announced a partnership with the 1990s boy band as part of the band’s ongoing international tour titled DNA
דובון מים דובוני מים טרדיגרדה טרדיגריידים הדמיית תל ת מימד

Beresheet May Have Unleashed a Horde of Water Bears on the Moon, Report Says

06.08.19|CTech
The crashed Israeli spacecraft was carrying a DNA bank containing 30 million pages of information, human DNA samples, and thousands of tardigrades, microscopic creatures better known as water bears, WIRED magazine reported
מוסף 50 הסטארטאפים המבטיחים מנכ"ל ומייסד MyHeritage גלעד יפת

Genealogy Company MyHeritage Now Offers Genetic Disease Testing Kits

20.05.19|Hagar Ravet
MyHeritage will not sell users' medical data to insurance companies, CEO Gilad Japhet said in an interview
בדיקת דם 1

Cancer Screening Company Nucleix Raises 2.5 Million Euros

30.07.18|Lilach Baumer
Founded in 2008, Nucleix develops urine and blood-based non-invasive, molecular cancer screening tests
מוסף 50 הסטארטאפים המבטיחים מנכ"ל ומייסד MyHeritage גלעד יפת

Genealogy Company MyHeritage Opens European Distribution Center

29.07.18|CTech
Located in the Netherlands, the new center will ship and collect kits to and from most countries in Europe
האוניברסיטה העברית

Grail Teams Up with Israeli Researchers on Early Stage Cancer Detection

12.06.18|Lilach Baumer
Founded in 2016, California-based Grail raised over $1.5 billion to date to develop a blood-based cancer test
מוסף 50 הסטארטאפים המבטיחים מנכ"ל ומייסד MyHeritage גלעד יפת

Emails of Over 92 Million Users Stolen from Genealogy Company MyHeritage

06.06.18|Lilach Baumer
MyHeritage enables users to create family trees by searching through historical documents such as census, immigration, marriage and burial records in 42 languages
מנכ"ל ג'ינוקס GENOOX אמיר טרבלסי

Genomic Analytics Startup Genoox Raises $6 Million

17.05.18|Meir Orbach
Genoox uses machine-learning algorithms to analyze genetic mutations
כנס כלכליסט ניו יורק יניב ארליך

"All of the World's Data Could Fit into a Single Room of Genetic Information"

14.03.18|Orr Hirschauge
DNA could be used for the long-term storage of information, according to Yaniv Erlich, the CSO of online genealogy company MyHeritage, who spoke at Calcalist's Mind the Tech conference in New York on Tuesday
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Online Genealogy Company MyHeritage Launches Campaign to Connect Adoptees and Birth Families

04.03.18|Lilach Baumer
As part of the pro-bono initiative, the Israel-based company will provide 15,000 free DNA testing kits
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Israeli National Basketball Team to Base Diet Plan on Gut DNA

05.09.17|Ouriel Daskal
Nutrition plans for the national basketball team will be formulated using technology by DayTwo Ltd., an Israeli startup analyzing the DNA of gut microbiomes to provide highly individualized dietary recommendations