The Towns of Death by Mirosław Tryczyk is the English translation of his Polish-language Miasta śmierci on the pogroms of Jews in Eastern Poland perpetrated by their Polish neighbors. The book is a product of two journeys: that of its Polish author and his Polish-American translator. I – the translator – am a child of […]
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A mechanism through which “good” viruses kill “bad” bacteria and block their reproduction Researchers at Tel Aviv University discovered a process by which a “good” virus selectively destroys the DNA of “bad” bacteria, thereby stopping its reproduction. The discovery may assist in the development of treatments against antibiotic-resistant bacteria that cause infectious diseases. The paper […]
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Also: Israeli technology company Watergen laid the cornerstone for a production facility in the UAE A first of its kind agreement was signed this Tuesday in Abu Dhabi to launch a joint Israeli-Emirati Water Research Institute. It is the first official agreement of its kind when a Water Research Institute is being established as part […]
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Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) exactly 5 years ago. At the same time, a disturbing rise has been observed in antisemitic manifestations toward Jews around the world – The Working Definition is an effective tool for identifying antisemitism, designed to assist courts of law, government offices, police forces, local authorities, universities, sports clubs and more. – The governments of the US, Canada, Germany […]
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Two-year-old Eli Reich suffers from the rare neurological syndrome FOXG1 that stems his brain’s development, and his window of opportunity is closing fast. Eli’s parents refuse to give up hope. In their effort to save their son they journeyed as far as Israel, to the BLAVATNIK CENTER for Drug Discovery (BCDD) at Tel Aviv University, […]
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A comprehensive study by the School of Dental Medicine at Tel Aviv University: The overuse of smartphones and social media may lead to fatigue and drowsiness during the day, teeth-grinding, and pain in the jaw and mouth muscles A new study carried out at Tel Aviv University’s Maurice and Gabriela Goldschleger School of Dental Medicine […]
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Ø About 1.8 million envenoming snakebites occur around the world annually, killing about 94,000 people. In tropical areas snakebites are a major cause of death, especially among farmers, who encounter snakes in their fields. Ø The researchers focused on Sri Lanka, a snakebite hotspot, and developed a model for predicting snakebites based on the behavior patterns of both […]
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Dafna Meitar-Nechmad selected to be next Chair of Tel Aviv University’s Board of Governors Last Wednesday Tel Aviv University’s Search Committee unanimously recommended the appointment of Dafna Meitar-Nechmad as the next Chair of the TAU Board of Governors. After serving for three years as Co-Chair of the TAU Global Campaign, Meitar-Nechmad will replace Prof. Jacob […]
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A new paper by Dr. Miki Ben-Dor and Prof. Ran Barkai from the Jacob M. Alkow Department of Archaeology at Tel Aviv University proposes an original unifying explanation for the physiological, behavioral and cultural evolution of the human species, from its first appearance about two million years ago, to the agricultural revolution (around 10,000 BCE). […]
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Tel Aviv University researchers have developed a biological substitute for the treatment of tuberculosis, which in the future could serve as an alternative for the traditional “chemical” antibiotic therapy. Dr. Freund: “Advances in molecular medicine enable us to develop new tools to rout microbes, which can also solve the problem of drug-resistant germs”. This groundbreaking […]
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