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Standing Up to Climate Change

Written on March 7, 2022.

TAU researchers are making significant environmental impact on the ground—now. A software programmer, an ecologist and a wildlife photographer enter a room. This is not the preamble to a joke. This is a normal...

Climate Change

TAU Researchers Find Gene Mechanism Linked to Autism and Alzheimer’s

Written on May 26, 2022.

Experimental drug has potential to treat rare syndromes that impair brain functions. Researchers at Tel Aviv University, led by Prof. Illana Gozes from the Department of Human Molecular Genetics and Biochemistry...

Neuroscience

Outstanding Navigators, both Night and Day

Written on May 30, 2022.

Researchers find that bats navigate well, also during the day, thanks to their unique sensory integration. It is time to bust a myth about bats – bats actually see well during the day and they know how to navigate...

Neuroscience, Zoology

BOG 2022: Strauss Brain Bank Inaugurated

Written on May 31, 2022.

Israel’s first MRI brain database launched to prevent brain disease. In a festive ceremony during the 2022 Board of Governors meeting, TAU inaugurated the Strauss Neuroplasticity Brain Bank—Israel’s first MRI...

BOG 2022, Tel Aviv University

If We Let Them Go, They Won’t Come Crawling Back

Written on June 6, 2022.

One in every five species of reptiles is facing extinction. There are over 12,000 species of reptiles crawling our planet, but according to a new international study, involving researchers from Tel Aviv University...

Life Sciences

Breakthrough Technology Could Lead to One-Time HIV Treatment

Written on June 14, 2022.

TAU researchers demonstrate initial success in neutralizing the virus with a single vaccine. Researchers from Tel Aviv University demonstrated success of a novel technology that may be developed into a one-time...

Medicine & Health

Olive Trees Were First Domesticated 7,000 Years Ago

Written on June 16, 2022.

Earliest evidence for cultivation of a fruit tree, according to researchers. A joint study by researchers from Tel Aviv University and the Hebrew University unraveled the earliest evidence for domestication...

Archeology, Humanities

Asper Foundation, TAU Launch Innovative Clean Water Project

Written on June 15, 2022.

Gift enhances partnership between Tel Aviv University and one of Canada’s largest foundation. Tel Aviv University together with the Canadian Friends of Tel Aviv University (CFTAU) on June 14 inaugurated the Asper...

Environment & Ecology

Big Brains Helped Large Animals Survive Extinction

Written on May 19, 2022.

TAU researchers: more brain power helped animals adapt to changing conditions and increased chances of survival. What do an elephant, a rhino and a hippopotamus all have in common? All three, along with other...

Zoology

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