Researchers have created an early map of some of the human body’s estimated 37.2 trillion cells. Each type of cell has a unique role, and knowing what all the cells do can help scientists better understand health and diseases such as cancer. Scientists focused on certain organs — plotting the jobs of cells in the mouth, stomach and intestines, as well as cells that guide how bones and joints develop. They also explored which cells group into tissues, where they’re located in the body and how they change over time. They hope the high-resolution, open-access atlas — considered a first draft — will help researchers fight diseases that damage or corrupt human cells.

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Canadian security forces have foiled an Iranian plot to assassinate Irwin Cotler, a prominent Jewish former politician and human rights advocate, The Globe and Mail reported Monday. Cotler, 84, served as Canada’s justice minister and attorney general from 2003 to 2006 and has been an outspoken critic of the Iranian regime. On October 26, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) warned Cotler of an “imminent threat of assassination within 48 hours” by Iranian agents, according to sources cited by the newspaper. Authorities reportedly identified two suspects but have not disclosed whether they were apprehended or fled. The threat level was reportedly downgraded last week. The RCMP has not commented publicly on the case.

Hamas continues to frustrate ongoing hostages-for-ceasefire negotiations in the hopes of ending the war and returning to power in Gaza, Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu told the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee on Monday.
“The only thing that Hamas wants is a deal that ends the war and for the IDF to leave the Strip in order to return to power,” the premier said, according to Walla. “I am not ready to allow that under any circumstance.”
Netanyahu told lawmakers that the Palestinian terrorist group “sees the pressure” put on his government in both the domestic and international spheres, and believes it can thwart the talks to secure better conditions.