Great research and could maybe be used to help destroy cancer cells without destroying normal cells during radiotheraphy etc. (although so long as the cancer cells don't suddenly get immune to radiation etc. as well).
On another note, is there any reason why they had to exlicitly state that the scientists were of Jewish descent? The only possibility that comes to mind for making this explicit is that this is the reason they got Israeli investment?
I don't know, but the link with Israel seems to be a very tenuous one, the 'investment' isn't detailed (it could be a very small portion of the total project) and the 'israeli scientists' appear to be only one lady on the whole team.
It reminds me of a quip by Albert Einstein: "If my theory of relativity is proven successful, Germany will claim me as a German and France will declare I am a citizen of the world. Should my theory prove untrue, France will say I am a German and Germany will declare I am a Jew."
I'm sure that if 'a cure for cancer' is found (and I'm not going to hold my breath on that one, cancer seems to be 'systemic') that every country in the world will want their part (or more) of the credits.
Israel is engaged in Nuclear Blackmail. That is why this is significant, and many Israelis are aware of this fact.
It holds its nuclear arsenal in conditions guaranteed to instill fear in governments around the world, and if indeed the Israeli state holds the key to diminishing the threat of radiation sickness as a result of the use of these weapons, then the threat level just increased.
On another note, is there any reason why they had to exlicitly state that the scientists were of Jewish descent? The only possibility that comes to mind for making this explicit is that this is the reason they got Israeli investment?