TAU scientists print first 3D heart using patient’s cells
In a major breakthrough, engineered heart completely matches the cellular and anatomical properties of the patient
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Study reveals that humans migrated from Europe to the Levant 40,000 years ago
Who exactly were the Aurignacians, who lived in the Levant 40,000 years ago? Researchers from Tel Aviv University, the Israel Antiquities Authority, and Ben-Gurion University now report that these culturally sophisticated yet mysterious humans migrated from Europe to the Levant some 40,000 years ago, shedding light on a significant era in the region’s history. The Aurignacian… Read More
Mmm mmm marrow? Study finds prehistoric humans ate bone marrow like canned soup 400,000 years ago
Tel Aviv University researchers, in collaboration with scholars from Spain, have uncovered evidence of the storage and delayed consumption of animal bone marrow at Qesem Cave near Tel Aviv, the site of many major discoveries from the late Lower Paleolithic period some 400,000 years ago. The research provides direct evidence that early Paleolithic people saved… Read More
Engineered T Cells may be harnessed to kill solid tumor cells
There is now a multitude of therapies to treat cancer, from chemotherapy and radiation to immunotherapy and small molecule inhibitors. Chemotherapy is still the most widely used cancer treatment, but chemotherapy attacks all the rapidly dividing cells that it locates within the body, whether they’re ultimately harmful or beneficial. A new Tel Aviv University study… Read More
LocalTAU top scientists move closer to securing pilot program in Miami
Top scientists Dror Avisar, Yaron Zinger and Tamar Lanir from Tel Aviv University know that their innovative Hybrid Biofilters invention can capture and treat the stormwater runoff that ends up polluting Biscayne Bay. That’s why, just a few months after winning the first LocalTAU Pitch Competition, the inaugural fellows return to Miami to present at the… Read More
TAU researchers discover evidence of biblical kingdom of Edom in Arava Desert
Genesis 36:31 describes an early, pre-10th century BCE Edomite kingdom: “… the kings who reigned in Edom before any Israelite king reigned.” But the archaeological record has led to conflicting interpretations of this text. Now a Tel Aviv University study published in PLOS One on September 18 finds that the kingdom of Edom flourished in… Read More
Business and civic leader Mort Mandel awarded TAU Honorary Doctorate
Tel Aviv University conferred its highest honor — the degree of Doctor Philosophiae Honoris Causa — upon legendary entrepreneur and Israel supporter Mr. Morton L. Mandel. “Mort Mandel is a prominent philanthropist who has received countless awards,” Prof. Ariel Porat, President of Tel Aviv University, told distinguished guests at a ceremony held on the TAU… Read More
Slice and dice: Human groups in the Levant 500,000 years ago used tiny, flint “surgical” tools to butcher elephants
The Acheulian culture endured in the Levant for over a million years during the Lower Paleolithic period (1.4 million to 400,000 years ago). Its use of bifaces or large cutting tools like hand axes and cleavers is considered a hallmark of its sophistication — or, some researchers would argue, the lack thereof. A new Tel… Read More