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February 20, 2022

Prof. Oded Ravavi. Photo: Tel Aviv University spokesperson

Can high temperature accelerate the rate of evolution?

Researchers from Tel Aviv University demonstrated with the help of worms that epigenetic inheritance of sexual attraction can influence the process of evolution
A mouse intestinal mucosa lined with finger-like protrusions (in white) and containing lymphoid organs (in red) that contain germinal centers (in green). Photographed by confocal microscopy

There is no doubling of promotions: the immune system must choose - short term or long term

When the body's defense systems sacrifice the long term for short term victories
Implementation of a transmitter connected to the "Atlas" system, which was recently developed at the Minerva Center for Traffic Ecology at the Hebrew University. Photo: The Hebrew University spokeswoman

Data-rich tracking technologies enable new tools to save endangered wildlife

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An article published in the scientific magazine Science, led by Prof. Ran Natan from the Hebrew University, shows how the "Atlas" system and other data-intensive (big data) tracking systems help to research and preserve wild animals in a world where the climate and environment are rapidly changing due to human activity * The system also helped after the research With the avian flu outbreak that affected the cranes
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