Research Group

Irit Balas

Irit Balas

Visiting Scholar
Academic Center for Law and Business

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Angela Kinney

FELLOW
University of Vienna
Angela is a researcher in the Institute of Classical Philology, Medieval and Neo-Latin Studies at the University of Vienna.
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Pnina Lahav

FELLOW
Boston University
Pnina is a professor in the School of Law at Boston University. Her research interests are constitutional law and legal history.
New Research Reveals Brown Widow Spiders in Israel Carry Unique Bacteria

New Research Reveals Brown Widow Spiders in Israel Carry Unique Bacteria

10 July, 2024

 

Brown widow spiders, scientifically known as *Latrodectus geometricus*, are swarming Israel. Recent research reveals that 86% of these spiders carry a strain of Rhabdochlamydia, a bacterium related to Chlamydia. However, it's important to note that bites from these spiders do not transmit Chlamydia.

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Avi Shmida

FELLOW
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Avi is a professor in the Department of Evolution, Systematics, and Ecology at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. His research interests are: evolutionary ecology: pollination; diversity and conservation; and sex types in plants "Red" and endangered species.