Wikipedia's first sentence called it “professor of molecular biology at the hebrew university”. Today it says “german-born israeli molecular biologist and professor at the hebrew university of jerusalem”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “German-born Israeli molecular biologist and professor (born 1926)”. It now reads “German-born Israeli molecular biologist and professor (born 1926) Bachrach in 2021”.
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The opening as it read in 2025
German-born Israeli molecular biologist and professor (born 1926) Uriel Bachrach ( Hebrew : אוריאל בכרך ; born 1926) is a German-born Israeli molecular biologist and professor at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem . He is best known for his work on the physiology and function of naturally occurring polyamines . He was also a founding member of Hemed , the Israeli Science Corps, which developed munitions and weapons for the State of Israel prior to its founding as a state in 1948.
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The opening as it stood in 2020
Comment: Needs sources that are independent of HUJI in order to meet WP:NPROF Bkissin ( talk ) 15:39, 6 March 2020 (UTC) Uriel Bachrach is a professor of Molecular Biology at the Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel.
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German-born Israeli molecular biologist and professor (born 1926) Uriel Bachrach (Hebrew: אוריאל בכרך; born 1926) is a German-born Israeli molecular biologist and professor at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem .He is best known for his work on the physiology and function of naturally occurring polyamines .He was also a founding member of Hemed , the Israeli Science Corps, which developed munitions and weapons for the State of Israel prior to its founding as a state in 1948.
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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “professor of molecular biology at the hebrew university”. Today it says “german-born israeli molecular biologist and professor at the hebrew university of jerusalem”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “German-born Israeli molecular biologist and professor (born 1926)”. It now reads “German-born Israeli molecular biologist and professor (born 1926) Bachrach in 2021”. Read the current article and compare.
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Then
professor of molecular biology at the hebrew university
Now
german-born israeli molecular biologist and professor at the hebrew university of jerusalem
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