ISRAELI WOMAN ACCEPTS NOBEL PRIZE IN CHEMISTRY
In a formal but simple ceremony at the Stockholm Concert Hall last month, 70-year-old Weizmann Institute of Science Prof. Ada Yonath—a pioneer in the study of the key protein-producing ribosomes in all cells—became the first Israeli woman, and the ninth Israeli, to win a Nobel Prize, The Jerusalem Post reported. Before the ceremony, Yonath—one of five women to receive a Nobel this year and one of just 40 to do so in 108 years—said she hoped her award would encourage Israeli children, both girls and boys, to develop an interest in sciences in general and specifically chemistry. "There is a great feeling here," Yonath said. "There is a lot of pleasure in it. I have my entire family here, and this is a wonderful opportunity to spend time with them. I can't complain."
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INTEL REPORT: IRAN SEEKING TO SMUGGLE RAW URANIUM Reported by AIPAC
ReplyDeleteIran is close to clinching a deal to clandestinely import 1,350 tons of purified uranium ore from Kazakhstan, according to an intelligence report obtained last Tuesday by the Associated Press. Diplomats said the assessment was heightening international concern about Tehran's nuclear activities. Such a deal would be significant because, according to an independent research group, Tehran appears to be running out of the material, which it needs to feed its uranium enrichment program. The report was drawn up by a member nation of the International Atomic Energy Agency and provided to the AP on condition that the country not be identified because of the confidential nature of the information. In Washington, State Department spokesman Ian Kelly said, "the transfer of any uranium yellowcake... to Iran would constitute a clear violation of UNSC sanctions."