Bar-ilan University

Rahan Meristem (1998) Ltd. Plant Propagation & Biotechnology

Shulamit Michaeli

Eli Khayat

Jean-Paul Lellouche

David Levy

Orna Livneh

David Kenigsbuch

Yekaterina Kapilov-buchman

Yifat Harel

Jean Paul Lellouche

Limor Liron Israel

Emmanuel Lellouche

Avishay Dolitzky

Stella Ostrovsky

Liron Limor Israel

A nanoparticle, which has a metal oxide core and a cerium shell is provided. The weight ratio of the cerium within the shell to the metal oxide in the core is at least 1%. Additionally a method for delivering a ligand into a cell with the nanoparticle is provided. Processes for making the nanoparticle which include: sonicating an aqueous composition containing Ceric Ammonium Nitrate and a prefabricated nano particle suspension; and (b) adding a polycationic polymer to the mixture (for NP surface functionalization), are also described.

Magnetic inorganic iron-based nanoparticles

The present invention relates to transgenic plants resistant to parasites that their normal life cycle includes feeding on the plant cytoplasm, including insects, nematodes and fungi, wherein the plants are engineered to produce small interfering RNAs (siRNAs) capable of silencing a parasite specific gene. Particularly the parasite gene is a stage-specific gene, more particularly a gene involved in essential, early developmental stages of the parasite in or on the plant.

Plants resistant to cytoplasm-feeding parasites

Polynucleotides and a method suitable for downregulation of small nuclear RNA which can be used to treat diseases associated with activity of small nuclear RNA are provided. Specifically, the present invention can be used to downregulate snoRNA molecules or box H/ACA-containing RNA molecules which are involved in diseases such as cancer.

SnoRNAi-small nucleolar RNA degradation by RNA interference in trypanosomatids

Snornai-small nucleolar RNA degradation by RNA interference in trypanosomatids

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Kiryat Ono, Israel

Shulamit Michaeli