Tag: Ben Gurion University

21Jun 2018

Gender-bender prawns produce higher yields

Innovative gene-silencing biotechnology developed at an Israeli university to advance Vietnamese aquaculture. By Sarah Carnvek Pic: shutterstock In most of the freshwater prawn hatcheries in Vietnam, farmers separate the male and female crustaceans by hand because males are more plentiful and meaty. Thanks to an Israeli research team, there’s now a new hands-off technology to […]

25Apr 2018

Co-Existence in Israel-True Freedom

The group pictured above is a group of Israeli, Palestinian and International students who live and study together in Israel in order to promote understanding and peace in the region. (pic courtesy of em-is.org) Click here to download the flyer about programs supporting Co-Existence in Israel.