Many photoreceptor cells in invertebrates have a dual-peak spectral sensitivity. Evidence is presented that in fly photo-receptors the ultraviolet peak is due to a photostable pigment that absorbs light quanta and transfers the energy to the blue-absorbing visual pigment.
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New exhibition titled “Working memory” by the artist Alon kedem and in collaboration with ELSC Prof. Leon Deouell. In the picture: Moshe Lion, the mayor of Jerusalem and Prof. Asher Cohen, the president of The Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
