Alteration of VGLL3, also found in humans, results in shorter lifespan and higher tumor risk, say Hebrew University researchers, offering new evidence for decades-old evolutionary theory

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Tel Aviv Cinematheque hosting exhibition of 40 out of 600 photographs submitted to Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel

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No injuries or damage in attack by Iran-backed rebel group shortly after midnight; incident follows firing of ballistic missiles by Houthis earlier, during escalation with Iran

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