Three young Israeli scientists receive prestigious Blavatnik Awarded

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In science, the Blavatnik Award for Young Scientists of 2025 were announced this week. The prestigious award went to three early-career scientists among 36 nominees and also includes a 100,000 dollar grant for each one for their groundbreaking research in three fields – Life Sciences, Chemical Sciences and Physical Sciences & Engineering. We spoke with one of the recipients, Dr. Benjamin Palmer, Assistant Professor of Chemistry at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. He is being recognized for his pioneering research on how organisms form crystals. (photo: courtesy) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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