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Bacteria Offer Insights Into Human Decision Making
Source: PhysOrg.com

Scientists studying how bacteria under stress collectively weigh and initiate different survival strategies say they have gained new insights into how humans make strategic decisions that affect their health, wealth and the fate of others in society. More Articles

Book Calls Jewish People an 'Invention'
Source: The New York Times

The book by Shlomo Sand, which mixes respected scholarship with dubious theories, spent months on the best-seller list in Israel and is now available in English.

Israel - Most Israelis could live with a nuclear Iran
Source: haaretz.com

Only one in five Israeli Jews believes a nuclear-armed Iran would try to destroy Israel and most see life continuing as normal should the Islamic Republic get the bomb, an opinion poll published on Sunday found.

Tel Aviv University finds that over 80 per cent feel their personal lives 'would not be expected to change' if Iran developed nuclear weapons
Source: expressbuzz.com

While their leaders warn of an impending global catastrophe if Iran goes nuclear, the Israeli public is taking a more sanguine view.

This Isn't Sexist: Men Really Are The Weaker Sex
Source: Examiner

Researchers at Tel Aviv University have found that female baby births have less risk than male baby births, though girls do pose a higher risk in utero and for a breech birth.

Israeli find could mean cure to deafness
Source: JPost.com

"An Israeli discovery on the function of tiny molecules called microRNAs (miRNAs) in the inner ears of mice could lead to the cure of human deafness in adults caused by aging, disease, drugs and noise, or genetic disease in children.

Improving Balance May Ease Anxiety
Source: Times of the Internet

Tel Aviv University researchers discovered a link between balance and anxiety in children and that improving balance may ease anxiety. ...

Dig yields possible ancient Hebrew inscription
Source: msnbc.com

An Israeli archaeologist digging at a hilltop south of Jerusalem believes a ceramic shard found in the ruins of an ancient town bears the oldest Hebrew inscription ever discovered, a find that could provide an important glimpse into the culture and language of the Holy Land at th …

Report: Major anti-Semitic attacks triple in 2007
Source: ynetnews.com

A 6.6% rise in the number of anti-Semitic attacks has been registered across the world in 2007, a report published on Wednesday by the Stephen Roth Institute for the Study of Contemporary Antisemitism and Racism at the Tel Aviv University revealed.

Catastrophic Earthquake in Mid-East is Overdue says Geologist: Consequences Would be Dire
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a Tel Aviv University geologist suggests that earthquake patterns recorded in historical documents of Middle Eastern countries indicate that the region's next significant quake is long overdue.

Earthquake Experts at Tel Aviv University Turn to History for Guidance
Source: tauac.org

Ancient documents reveal devastating earthquake may threaten Middle East's near future

Earthquake experts at Tel Aviv University turn to history for guidance
Source: EurekAlert!

A major quake of magnitude seven on the Richter scale in the politically-fragile region of the Middle East could have dire consequences for precious holy sites and even world peace, says Tel Aviv University geologist Dr. Shmulik Marco.

Evidence of Noah's Biblical Flood Found
Source: Times of India

A team of researchers from Tel Aviv University and the non-profit research and education organisation, EcoOcean has claimed to have found a site off the coast of Turkey whether the great flood of Noah, as described in the Bible, took place.

Did prehistoric man come from Haifa?
Source: Haaretz

The audience, the stage and the set are ready. Only the guest of honor is missing - "and everyone is waiting for him," says Prof. Mina Evron, a researcher in the Archaeology Department of the University of Haifa and the codirector of excavations at Misliya Cave, southwest of Mt.

Summer Babies More Likely To Become Short-sighted Adults
Source: Science Daily

Planning for a summer delivery for your child? You might want to choose an ophthalmologist along with an obstetrician.

Israeli Futurologist Predicts Next Generation of Terror Threats
Source: The Register (UK)

Western nations have less than 20 years to prepare for the next generation of terror threats, according to Dr Yair Sharan, director of Tel Aviv University's Interdisciplinary Centre for Technology Analysis and Forecasting.

Yale Expert Responds to British Academic Union's Boycott of Israel
Source: webwire.com

Charles Small, director of the Yale Initiative for the Interdisciplinary Study of Antisemitism, is available to comment on the vote by the United Kingdom's University and College Union at the UCU conference yesterday to support a boycott of Israeli academics.

Biofuel That Grows Like A Magic Mushroom
Source: tauac.typepad.com

The race is on. With the threat of global warming looming over our heads and rising oil prices -- politicians, environmentalists and everyone in between can agree that the world needs alternative fuel sources.

Holocaust-deniers in Iran and West join forces in bid for 'denial' conference
Source: Haaretz

Holocaust-deniers from the West play a key role in attempts by Iran to cast doubts on the veracity of the Holocaust, according to documents that have appeared on an Internet site.

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