A team of researchers from Tel Aviv University (TAU) and the Israel Institute for Biological Research have developed an mRNA-based vaccine that is 100% effective against a type of bacteria that is lethal to humans. The study, conducted in an animal model, demonstrated that all treated animals were fully protected against the bacteria. According to… Read More
A Tel Aviv University (TAU) researcher took part in an extensive international study that identified a new family of snakes, Micrelapidae. According to the study, Micrelaps, small snakes usually with black and yellow rings, diverged from the rest of the evolutionary tree of snakes about 50 million years ago. Only three species, one in the… Read More
A new model developed at Tel Aviv University (TAU) offers a possible solution to the scientific question of why neutral sequences, sometimes referred to as “junk DNA,” are not eliminated from the genome of living creatures in nature and continue to exist even millions of years later. The researchers say that junk DNA is often… Read More
The National Academy of Engineering (NAE) has announced the appointment of Tel Aviv University (TAU) Professor Dan Peer as Member of the Academy, in recognition of his groundbreaking research to develop unique strategies for delivering RNA molecules. Professor Peer is currently TAU’s Vice President for Research and Development and Head of the Nanomedicine Lab at… Read More
Researchers from Tel Aviv University (TAU) and Ben-Gurion University of the Negev explored the true benefit of digital food sharing economies and found that a significant proportion of the benefit to the environment is offset when the money saved is used for purposes that have a negative environmental impact. The study was led by Tamar… Read More
Researchers at Tel Aviv University (TAU) have identified a new genetic risk factor for the complex eye disease Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD), a leading cause for loss of eyesight at an advanced age. For the first time, they identified proteins that play a key role in the development and functioning of the tissue affected by… Read More
The Center for Quantum Science and Technology at Tel Aviv University (TAU) has built the first ground station in Israel — and among the most advanced in the world — for tracking, sensing, hyperspectral imaging, and optical and quantum communication with satellites in orbit around the Earth. The station includes a satellite observatory dome with… Read More
A new Tel Aviv University (TAU) study has found that people with autism experience pain at a higher intensity than the general population and are less adaptable to the sensation. This finding is contrary to the prevalent belief that people with autism are “indifferent to pain.” The researchers expressed the hope that the findings of… Read More