Interested in computational biology, microbial toxins, plant microbiome, and microbial adaptation to different hosts.
PI at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
https://www.asaflevylab.com/
Expressing my personal opinions.
Asaf Levy
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Our paper "Gene ancestries reveal diverse microbial associations during eukaryogenesis.” is finally out in Nature.
Eukaryogenesis was likely a gradual process shaped by multiple microbial partners and virus-mediated gene transfer, rather than a single binary symbiosis.
doi.org/10.1038/s415...
Today I'm posting a new blog about an astonishing scientific own goal. Hundreds of papers have reported using a totally wrong antibody to investigate the tumor suppressor p16. This mistake has happened because scientists have muddled the names of two proteins.
forbetterscience.com/2026/06/02/m...
A cool story.
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
How your email found me today
(by the genious Haim Goldberg)
The Natufian culture lived in the area of today's Israel and Lebanon from 15,000–11,500 Before Present. In the Eynan site people discovered a burial of 45 yo woman and her puppy, which is the oldest physical evidence for dog domestication.
Published in Nature in 1978
www.nature.com/articles/276...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Heard it today from @judithberman11.bsky.social :
An extrovert scientist is one that looks at the other scientist's shoes during mingling time in meetings
A note: The guy uploaded the pic of himself and his boyfriend on X as a response to a right wing politician. I didn't take it.
Love parade in Jerusalem
A plant receptor detects caterpillar attack and triggers emission of chemical cues to attract predatory wasps.
