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Tel Aviv University study has discovered about 100,000 new types of previously unknown viruses J-Wire

The researchers succeeded in identifying new viruses, even specifying which organisms they are likely to attack. Their discovery is expected to help advance the development of repellents for bacteria, fungi and agricultural pests.

The research was led by doctoral student Itai Katzir and supervised by Dr. Ayala Lampel from TAU’s Shmunis School of Biomedicine and Cancer Research at the Wise Faculty of Life Sciences.

Researchers from Tel Aviv University developed a new technology that will allow controlled encapsulation and release of molecules by exposure to UV light.

A new Tel Aviv University study has discovered that the female locust has superpowers.

Female locusts’ ability to extend their bodies by as much as three times their original length is “almost incomprehensible,” “like something out of science fiction,” says scientist.

Female locusts can extend their bodies by as much as three times their original length.

Bisphenol A as a substance that may cause damage to human fertility, based on evidence found in laboratory animals.

The researchers examined four chemical additives that are widely used in plastic products and have been found in seawater in tropical areas.

At Tel Aviv University and the Interuniversity Institute for Marine Sciences in Eilat, a new study analyzed the larvae development of corals and plastic additives on the reproductive process and other organisms discovered in Eilat’s coral reef.